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Manchester city centre apartment block fire Fire in Manchester city centre block of flats
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Firefighters have been tackling a blaze in an apartment block in Manchester city centre. Firefighters have been tackling a blaze in a block of flats in Manchester city centre.
Manchester Fire said the ninth and 10th floors of a 12-storey block in the Northern Quarter, near the Arndale shopping centre, were affected. The fire service said it started on the ninth floor of a 12-storey block near the Arndale shopping centre, before spreading to other floors.
BBC Sport journalist Saj Chowdhury, who was near the scene, said the fire now appeared to be under control, after it was "doused quite quickly". A spokesman said the blaze was under control and one person had been taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation.
One person has been taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. Shoppers watched as fire crews dealt with the blaze on Joiner Street in the Northern Quarter.
The fire service said 12 engines were at the scene in Joiner Street and advised people to avoid the area. Manchester Fire said 12 engines had been at the scene and advised people to avoid the area.
Eyewitness Les Gunn said there had been "lots of smoke and debris".Eyewitness Les Gunn said there had been "lots of smoke and debris".
Mark Denby, who was shopping nearby, said people had been applauding firefighters for "doing an heroic job". Mark Denby, who had been in a nearby cafe, said: "There were groups of people congregating on street corners looking up at a tower block and I saw a building ablaze..and flames licking up the side of the building.
The fire service tweeted: "We still have 12 fire appliances tackling the blaze in the Northern Quarter over a number of floors. "The flames kept going up the side of the building - it was pretty horrifying."
"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." He said fire engines arrived "in quick succession" and people applauded the crews for "doing an heroic job".
A spokeswoman for the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said resources were at the scene. The fire service tweeted: "The fire had spread to multiple floors but we have things well under control here."
It said emergency services, including police and paramedics, had done an "amazing job".
Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell tweeted that the building was "safely evacuated".
"Paramedics & others are at the scene to triage all those affected but no serious injuries known."
BBC Sport journalist Saj Chowdhury, who was near the scene, said the fire was "doused quite quickly".
Police said there were road closures in Joiner Street and in Church Street, between High Street and Tib Street.Police said there were road closures in Joiner Street and in Church Street, between High Street and Tib Street.
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