Fire breaks out in city centre with people forced to evacuate

Students have been forced to evacuate their accommodation after a blaze broke out at an apartment building in Manchester city centre.

Fire crews raced to Vita Circle Square on Nobel Way at around 8:45am on Sunday (March 3) to reports of a kitchen fire in a fifth floor flat. It is understood that no injuries were reported.

Firefighters worked to extinguish the flames and make the scene safe using jet and positive pressure ventilation fan, according to Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service.

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A spokesperson for the service said:“At around 8.45am on Sunday 3 March, GMFRS crews were called to reports of a fire at a flat in a high-rise residential building on Nobel Way, Manchester.

“Five fire engines from Manchester Central, Moss Side, Salford and Gorton stations, as well as a turntable ladder appliance, were quickly mobilised to the scene.

“The fire involved the kitchen of a fifth floor flat. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a jet and positive pressure ventilation fan to extinguish the fire and make the area safe.

“GMFRS crews were in attendance for about an hour and a quarter.”