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Police are dealing with ongoing disorder which has erupted in the Harehills area of Leeds.
West Yorkshire Police said officers were initially called to reports of a disturbance at an address in Luxor Street at about 17:00 BST, but that further “pockets of disorder” had broken out.
Footage shared on social media appears to large crowds of people in the street and a police car coming under attack before being flipped on to its side.
The force said additional officers had been sent to the area to “assist with the management of this incident”. No injuries have been reported.
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A number of roads have been closed and people have been advised to avoid the area.
In a statement police said that on arrival officers found “an ongoing disturbance which involved some agency workers and some children”.
A spokesperson said: “More people started to attend the location and a decision was made to remove the agency workers and the children to a safe place.
“A crowd started to gather and more officers were requested to attend the area, where some pockets of disorder were occurring.
“More officers have been deployed to the area to assist with the management of this incident.”
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In a video shared on social media, Councillor Salma Arif, for Gipton and Harehills, appeared alongside a police inspector, with a message urging people to stay at home.
Ms Arif said: “There’s an ongoing situation currently in Harehills.
“We are asking everybody in the area please stay at home at this moment in time.
Inspector Nicholls, from the East Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “If you could just stay where you are, stay in your houses while we mange this incident.
“If you are in the crowd I would ask you to go home please so we can keep everybody safe.”
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