A shopping center near downtown Manchester was recorded this afternoon following reports of an explosion.
The White City Retail Park on Chester Road in Old Trafford is partially sealed and emergency services are now believed to be at the scene after the incident.
Understandably, Chester Road, heading south of the city center, is currently closed. The Greater Manchester Fire Department, GMP and NWAS have contacted for further information. Cadent Gas has confirmed that they have engineers on site, but do not believe the incident is related to the gas network.
The exact nature of the incident or its severity has not yet been confirmed. Photos seen by Manchester evening news show several fire crews on site as well as Greater Manchester police officers. The park has a number of popular outlets, including Aldi, Currys, M&S, Nando’s, The Gym and Furniture Village.
A Cadent Gas spokesman told MEN: “We arrived on the scene and checked our assets, but there is no suspicion that this is related to the gas network.”
We will provide you with all the latest updates below.
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15:11 Sophie Halle-Richards
The scene at White City Retail Park this afternoon
Road explosion in Chester pic.twitter.com/0HlyAVh4xv
– Abz (@itsabzy) May 6, 2022
15:08 Sophie Halle-Richards
Statement by Electricity North West
An Electricity North West spokesman said:
We received reports of a power outage at 1:41 p.m., affecting 25 properties on Chester Road due to damage to an underground power cable.
We responded immediately and with the help of our automatic recovery systems, the power supply to all properties was restored within an hour at 14:28 and now teams of engineers are on site and repairing the damaged cable. “
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15:02 Sophie Halle-Richards
Deviations in place
Routes 255/256. The diversion is directed to #Partington and #Flixton only via Talbot Road and Warwick Road. This is due to the one-way closure of Chester Road due to a police incident. We are sorry if this affects your trip with us today. pic.twitter.com/HDe2rgIgoz
– Stagecoach Manchester & Wigan (@StagecoachGM) May 6, 2022
15:01 Sophie Halle-Richards
GMP confirms presence
Manchester police have confirmed they are at the scene to help with the traffic.
The Greater Manchester Fire Department is believed to be in charge of the incident, and we contacted her for more information.
14:54 Sophie Halle-Richards
Reports of an explosion at the Powerhouse Gym
GAZ explosion at Powerhouse GYM Stretford Road pic.twitter.com/lBDFkr2X0F
– Abz (@itsabzy) May 6, 2022
14:52 Sophie Halle-Richards
Statement by Cadent Gas
A Cadent Gas spokesman told MEN:
We arrived on the scene and checked our assets, but there is no suspicion that this is related to the gas network. “
14:50 Sophie Halle-Richards
Chester Road closed to the south
A56 Chester Road, Stretford
The road is closed south just from the White City roundabout to Warwick Road
There are emergency services on site to deal with the incident
Check with your bus departure operator @StagecoachGM @arrivanorthwest @DiamondBusNW
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