Firefighters tackle apartment block blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were last night tackling a blaze on a number of floors in an apartment block in Manchester
Roads were closed as emergency services responded to the fire in a 12-storey building on Joiner Street in the city’s Northern Quarter.
Images posted on social media showed flames engulfing several floors and smoke billowing out, while crowds of people watched on from below.
One person was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said.
Members of the public were urged to avoid the area, with Joiner Street and Church Street closed.
The fire service tweeted: “We still have 12 fire appliances tackling the blaze in the North- ern Quarter over a number of floors. Firefighting in still ongoing and one casualty has been taken to hospital suffer by smoke inhalation. Please avoid the area as roads are still shut.”
Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell tweeted: “I have spoken with the Manchester fire service. The £manchesterfire is under control and the building is being safely evacuated.
“Paramedics & others are at the scene to triage all those affected but no serious injuries known. Thank you our brilliant firefighters & paramedics.”
GMFRS tweeted: “The fire had spread to multiple floors but we have things well under control here.
“Firefighters along with colleagues from the Police and Ambulance service have done an amazing job to tackle this difficult incident!”