Main road shut after building front collapses onto street in Storm Isha winds
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA road in Oldham town centre is closed after the front of a building collapsed onto the street in strong winds brought by Storm Isha.
Fire crews, police officers and council workers were called to 'reports of a building in danger of collapsing' on Yorkshire Street just before 4.30pm yesterday afternoon (Sunday).
A stretch of the road was closed off inspections were carried out. Councillor Chris Goodwin, Oldham Council's cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said the façade of the building fell onto the pavement in the closed-off area overnight as the strong gusts continued.
A structural engineer will 'review the state of the building' today. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. The building, which was formerly an opticians, is believed to have been empty.
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