Contractor PP O’Connor is demolishing the 12-storey Alberton Home within the metropolis centre for developer Bruntwood SciTech who plan a brand new 18-storey workplace block on the positioning.
Bruntwood SciTech advised the Manchester Night Information: “We will verify that this afternoon there was a partial collapse at Alberton Home, which is at the moment present process a full demolition.
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“Whereas we admire the noise this generated might have triggered some alarm, on a web site of this complexity all eventualities are deliberate for that means we have been capable of observe agreed security protocols.
“As such, there was no threat to the on-site group, neighbouring buildings or most of the people.
“Contractors PP O’Connor stay on web site and work will proceed as deliberate.”
