The Ivy fire in Manchester: Huge blaze rips through exclusive city centre restaurant

James Morris4 January 2019

A huge fire broke out at the exclusive Ivy restaurant in Manchester on Friday evening.

Videos from the scene showed flames ripping from the roof of the venue, which is in the Spinningfields area of the city centre.

It's understood the building was successfully evacuated, and that there were no injuries.

The restaurant only launched in November last year. The Manchester Evening News reported a decision would be made on Saturday as to when it will reopen.

The blaze at The Ivy restaurant on Friday
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It took Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service just under 90 minutes to extinguish the blaze.

It confirmed the fire started on the top storey of the restaurant.

The service, which was called at 5pm, said in a statement: "The fire at The Ivy in Manchester City Centre has now been extinguished.

"Four fire engines from Manchester Central, Salford and Stretford and the aerial appliance from Stretford used three breathing apparatus and one hose reel to extinguish the fire. A ventilation fan was used to clear the smoke.

"Three crews will remain at the scene this evening to dampen down."

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