Breaking: police storm Burnley siege house

A section of Lowerhouse Lane had been cordoned off by police since around 4-30pm after reports of a domestic argument escalating and a man refusing to leave the property.

An eye witness at the scene told how armed police using a turntable ladder entered the terraced house by smashing an upstairs bedroom window. A man was then said to have run from the property, allegedly brandishing a hammer.

The eye witness believed a taser was used to bring the man to the ground and he was treated by paramedics before police removed him from the scene.

went in from specialist vehicle with turntable ladder on roof through first floor bedroom window.

A woman, believed to be his wife, was removed from the house earlier in the evening.

A crowd of around 20 people gathered to watch the incident take a dramatic turn.