Shocking moment huge blaze engulfed packed bar during NYE party after reveller accidentally set fire to decorations with ‘sparkler’ – as two men are taken to hospital
- Emergency services scrambled to One Eight Six bar on Deansgate, Manchester
- A fire service investigation into the blaze at the bar below street level is ongoing
- Around 170 revellers had to be evacuated following the fire just after midnight
This is the shocking moment a huge blaze engulfs a packed bar during a New Year’s Eve party in Manchester.
Emergency services scrambled to One Eight Six bar on Deansgate last night after the fire broke out amid end of year celebrations.
Two men had to be taken to hospital after three people in total were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
An investigation into the incident, which broke out just minutes after customers rang in the new year, is ongoing
Video footage shows a number of revellers holding what appear to be sprinklers, before one then accidentally sets fire to the bar’s decorations
In frantic scenes, a woman is dragged away on her seat from the eye of the blaze by another party-goer as others quickly dash from the area while balloons fall down from above
Someone then runs in with a fire extinguisher to try and put out the inferno, which ultimately saw around 170 revellers evacuated
Video footage shows a number of revellers holding what appear to be sprinklers, before one then accidentally sets fire to the bar’s decorations.
In frantic scenes, a woman is dragged away on her seat from the eye of the blaze by another party-goer as others quickly dash from the area while balloons fall down from above.
Someone then runs in with a fire extinguisher to try and put out the inferno, which ultimately saw around 170 revellers evacuated.
An investigation into the incident, which broke out just minutes after customers rang in the new year, is ongoing.
City centre councillor Pat Karney told the Manchester Evening News: ‘There was a fire in this venue just after midnight. There was a full evacuation with minor injuries.’
The extent of the damage caused inside the bar, which sits below street level in the city centre, is not yet known.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Shortly after midnight on January 1, 2022, we received reports of a fire in the basement of a four-storey commercial building on Deansgate.
‘Four fire engines from Moss Side, Gorton, Broughton and Manchester Central fire stations quickly attended the incident.
‘Ventilation is currently in progress following the evacuation of approximately 170 people.
‘Three men have been treated for smoke inhalation by North West Ambulance Service, two of which have been taken to hospital.
‘Crews are looking into the cause of the fire and remain at the scene.’