UPDATE: |Road in Manchester city centre taped off with huge emergency response at scene News

Police, fire crews and specialist rescue units attended the incident on Monday afternoon

A road in Manchester city centre was taped off on Monday afternoon (April 14) with a huge emergency services response pictured at the scene.

Ambulances, fire engines, police vehicles and enhances rescue units lined Portland Street, as Charlotte Street was taped off amid the incident shortly before 5pm.

It was reported that a witness had called emergency services after seeing somebody stuck on the scaffolding of a building at around 4.51pm.

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Specialist rescue units from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended along with police and sealed off the area during the rescue operation.

Emergency vehicles were pictured blocking part of Portland Street near to the Café Nero venue, with adjoining Charlotte Street cordoned off.

A ‘thorough search’ of the building and scaffolding was carried out but nobody was found, police have confirmed.

The incident was quickly scaled down after it was deemed nobody was in need of rescue or injured.

The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service also confirmed they received reports of a ‘person on the scaffolding’ and that following a full search of the area, the scene was closed after around 40 minutes.

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