Prospect Crescent Hunslet: Man armed with knife and hammer arrested for arson after Leeds flat fire
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A man armed with a knife and hammer has been arrested on suspicion of arson in Leeds.
At 12.44pm today, police were called to reports of a man seen with a knife and a hammer causing damage at flats in Prospect Crescent, Hunslet.
This included a gas main being on fire.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Officers attended and arrested a man on suspicion of arson and possession of an offensive weapon.
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Hide Ad“The building was evacuated and a cordon put in place as a precaution until the emergency services and gas engineers made the scene safe at about 2.45pm.”