Emergency services are currently battling a huge blaze at an apartment block in Manchester.
Manchester Fire tweeted at around 4.30pm it was “currently tackling a fire on the 9th floor of a 12 storey building on Joiner Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Please avoid the area if possible and keep windows and doors shut if you live nearby.”
The service later added: “We have 12 fire engines tackling the blaze in the apartments on Joiner Street in the Northern Quarter. Please keep windows and door shut if you live locally and avoid the area if possible.”
Police are also on the scene.
Great Manchester Police tweeted: “We are currently supporting colleagues from GMFRS responding to a fire at a block of flats on Joiner Street in the Northern Quarter. A number of roads have been closed in the area. Please try to avoid the area.”
More to follow.
Emergency services battle blaze at apartment block in Manchester
