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Fire in Manchester city centre block of flats | |
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Firefighters have been tackling a blaze in a block of flats in Manchester city centre. | |
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. | |
A spokesman said the blaze was under control and one person had been taken to hospital due to smoke inhalation. | |
Shoppers watched as fire crews dealt with the blaze on Joiner Street in the Northern Quarter. | |
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 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 flames kept going up the side of the building - it was pretty horrifying." | |
He said fire engines arrived "in quick succession" and people applauded the crews for "doing an heroic job". | |
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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