Firefighters descend on Green Quarter as blaze breaks out on balcony

NewsGreater Manchester NewsManchester City CentreSix fire engines attended the scene08:36, 12 Aug 2026Crews raced out to a high-rise apartment block near Manchester city centre after a fire broke out on a balcony. Six fire engines attended the blaze at Jefferson Place, in the Green Quarter, at around 2.30am this morning (August 12).‌Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) says the fire involved astro turf on the balcony, which needed to be cut away by firefighters at the scene. Firefighters spent around an hour at the scene.‌A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “Just before 2.30am this morning (Wednesday, August 12), six fire engines from Manchester Central, Salford Central, Broughton, Philips Park and Gorton fire station were called to reports of