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| Alert over petrol station woman | Alert over petrol station woman |
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| A woman has doused herself in petrol and is threatening to set herself alight at a petrol station, say police. | 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 in Cardiff at 0808 BST on Tuesday. | Emergency services were called to the Red Dragon service station in Cardiff at 0808 BST on Tuesday. |
| A half mile stretch of Cowbridge Road East in the Canton district of the city has been closed and is cordoned off. | 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 said trained negotiators are talking with the woman, 28, who has locked herself inside and is speaking through a night window. | 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. | A force spokeswoman confirmed that the woman had doused herself in petrol and especially trained negotiators were brought in. |
| 'Threatening' | |
| The spokeswoman said it was now a question of sitting and waiting to see what happened. | 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. |
| 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. |
| A half mile cordon has been set up around the garage | |
| 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. |