Man arrested in Melbourne CBD allegedly had petrol cans and was 'behaving erratically' - ABC News

A man arrested in Melbourne's CBD was allegedly behaving erratically and in possession of petrol cans and hazardous material, police say. 

Authorities locked down parts of William Street near Little Bourke Street just before 8:00am Tuesday morning while they negotiated with the man.

Trams were diverted away from the area.

The man was taken to hospital under police guard. 

Police said the area was safe, and there was no ongoing threat. 

Witnesses said the man had a trolley.(ABC News: Darryl Torpy)

A witness told the ABC the man was inside one of the buildings at the intersection.

"He had a trolley [and] I did see the tactical police pull out a few bottles with fluid in them," the witness said.

"They wrapped it up pretty quick."

Some of the bottles of fluid at the scene of the incident in Melbourne's CBD.

Posted 52m ago52 minutes agoMon 19 Sep 2022 at 11:39pm, updated 2m ago2 minutes agoTue 20 Sep 2022 at 12:29am

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