Emergency services evacuated an office block on Portland Street
Fire crews swarmed a street in Manchester city centre on Thursday afternoon as a high rise office building was evacuated.
Emergency services descended on Portland Street after the small blaze broke out at the Manchester One building, near to Piccadilly Gardens. It is understood the fire broke out in one of the offices on the 17th floor, and involved a microwave, which was seen on the ground outside the building afterwards.Members of staff working inside the block were evacuated shortly after 12pm as the alarm sounded, with a number of fire engines seen blocking the main city centre road.
No injuries were reported in the incident. A number of firefighters were seen going into the building shortly after, with a microwave seen on the ground outside. A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “At just before 12.30pm on Thursday five fire engines from Salford, Gorton, Phillips Park and Blackley were called to reports of a fire involving a microwave on the 17th floor of an office building on Portland Street, Manchester.
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