People being asked to avoid certain footpaths in a part of Laxey after the area was hit by a landslide.

Fire rushed to the scene at Glen Road, along with staff from the Department of Infrastructure and Garff Commissioners after the alarm was raised on Tuesday evening.

A spokesperson from the Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Fire crews were in attendance at 6:30pm, and made the area as safe as possible while cordoning it off from the public.’

The landslide at Glen Road in Laxey
The landslide at Glen Road in Laxey (Fire and Rescue Service)

The Fire Service asked members of the public to avoid a number of footpaths in the area as a result of the landslide, including the trails from the Shore Hotel to Swales Warehouse, Swales Warehouse to New Road and Swales Warehouse to Rencell Hill.

Further investigations are set to take place at the scene.