A COUNCILLOR has spoken out following an incident where a person fell from a building on Christmas Day.
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene on Church Street, Cleckheaton, just after midday on Monday.
A police cordon was also in place, with a number of officers and police vehicles in attendance to reports that a person had fallen from a building.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) also rushed to the scene as the individual had to be taken to hospital.
A spokesperson for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service said: "We can confirm that somebody had fallen from a building on Church Street, Cleckheaton.
"We received a call at 12.15pm on Christmas Day. One patient was conveyed to hospital."
A councillor from Cleckheaton has called the incident "awful" and sent their best wishes to the individual involved.
Cllr Kath Pinnock (Lib Dem, Cleckheaton) said: "It's awful. I do hope whoever it is will be ok."
The Telegraph and Argus has contacted West Yorkshire Police for a comment.
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