Workers in central Manchester felt ‘earthquake-like’ tremors after a building collapsed this afternoon.

Most of the 11-storey block on Bridge Street crumbled to the ground, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people from surrounding buildings.

The collapsed building was vacant at the time and no injuries have been reported so far.

It’s understood it was in the process of being demolished, although it appears Friday’s collapse was neither expected or controlled.

The building is part of Alberton House, a 52-year-old two-block building which was mostly being used by a law firm when it was vacated in 2021.

It’s not clear whether the second block, a five-storey structure perpendicular to the main block, was already demolished. George Jones, owner of neighbouring Cardinal House, told th

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