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Alert over petrol station woman Alert over petrol station woman
(30 minutes later)
Police are negotiating with a 28-year-old woman who is threatening to set herself alight at a petrol station. A woman has doused herself in petrol and is threatening to set herself alight at a petrol station, say police.
Emergency services were called to the Red Dragon service station on Cowbridge Road East in the Canton district of the city at 0808 BST on Tuesday. Emergency services were called to the Red Dragon service station in Cardiff at 0808 BST on Tuesday.
The road has been closed and is cordoned off. The fire services and ambulance are also in attendance. A half mile stretch of Cowbridge Road East in the Canton district of the city has been closed and is cordoned off.
South Wales Police have confirmed that the woman at the service station has doused herself in petrol. South Wales Police said trained negotiators are talking with the woman, 28, who has locked herself inside and is speaking through a night window.
A force spokeswoman confirmed that the woman had doused herself in petrol and especially trained negotiators were brought in.
The spokeswoman said it was now a question of sitting and waiting to see what happened.
Cowbridge Road East was cordoned off along a half mile stretch from the Ely Bridge roundabout to Victoria Park and police officers were re-directing traffic and pedestrians.Cowbridge Road East was cordoned off along a half mile stretch from the Ely Bridge roundabout to Victoria Park and police officers were re-directing traffic and pedestrians.
Police said specially-trained negotiaters have been brought in to talk to the woman, who has locked herself into the petrol station and was talking to officers through the night window.
'Doused herself''Doused herself'
A spokeswoman said it was now a question of sitting and waiting to see what happened.
Two fire engines and one ambulance can be seen next to the garage, as well as police vehicles.Two fire engines and one ambulance can be seen next to the garage, as well as police vehicles.
One teenage boy said the woman ran into the petrol station and forced two workers and a customer out.One teenage boy said the woman ran into the petrol station and forced two workers and a customer out.
He said she then locked herself in the office.He said she then locked herself in the office.
He said he recorded footage on his mobile phone but police had now taken it off him.He said he recorded footage on his mobile phone but police had now taken it off him.
Cyril Herbert, who was decorating at the nearby Ty-Pwll Coch pub said: "We heard someone threw petrol over themselves. That's all we've heard."Cyril Herbert, who was decorating at the nearby Ty-Pwll Coch pub said: "We heard someone threw petrol over themselves. That's all we've heard."
Another witness said: "We've heard a woman doused herself in petrol and was threatening to set fire to herself. They blocked the road off a long time ago."Another witness said: "We've heard a woman doused herself in petrol and was threatening to set fire to herself. They blocked the road off a long time ago."
A man, who did not want to be identified, said the woman was carrying a can of petrol which she poured over herself and then held up a lighter.A man, who did not want to be identified, said the woman was carrying a can of petrol which she poured over herself and then held up a lighter.