Heron Tower in the City of London has gone into ‘lockdown‘ after reports of a person ‘falling from a height’.
Emergency services arrived on scene at just after 2pm on Thursday and the incident is ‘ongoing’.
Chief Superintendent Rob Atkin, from the City of London Police, said: ‘Officers from the City of London Police were called to reports of a person falling from height on Houndsditch.
Emergency services are currently at the scene outside Heron Tower in the City of London
‘Police arrived on scene at around 2pm.
‘Cordons are currently in place and the public are urged to avoid the area if possible while emergency services remain in attendance.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: We were called at 2.02pm today to reports of an incident on Bishopsgate, City of London.
‘We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, medics in two fast response cars and a clinical team leader.
‘We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.
‘The incident is ongoing and we are working with our emergency service colleagues.’
Office workers and residents living nearby said the place had ‘gone into lockdown’ as police responded to the incident.