'Dozens' of people have been evacuated from a city centre hotel after a fire alarm went off. Fire crews from across Manchester descended on Dale Street after the alarm sounded at Premier Inn, near Piccadilly station.
The building was evacuated this afternoon (February 5) following reports of smoke in the basement, which is believed to have involved electrical equipment. Firefighters were called out at around 1pm and remained at the scene for almost an hour.
Thomas Galea had just arrived at the Premier Inn, after travelling to Manchester from the South West, when the hotel was being evacuated. "I was going to check into the hotel but as I arrived there was a fire alarm," he said.
