Roads closed around Hilton Hotel

September 12, 2008

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A CORDON has gone up around the Hilton hotel in Manchester city centre after a window cracked.

Police closed roads around the swanky skyscraper hotel, on Deansgate, following reports that a window on the 23rd floor was faulty.

Bosses at the hotel contacted the police to ensure the safety of people passing the hotel and officers say there are no suspicious circumstances.

Road closures are in place on Great Bridgewater Street, Watson Street and Deansgate while the area is made safe.

Hotel general manager, Bernadette Gilligan, said the fault with the window had caused it to crack.

She added: "We contacted the police because the window had cracked and we felt it posed a threat to the street below.

"We think a fault caused the crack."

Police were called to hotel, which occupies the lower floors of the city's skyscraper Beetham Tower, at 1.20pm today and was lifted at 8.30pm.

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It wasn't me, Merseyside (11/09/2008 at 16:08)

That's some accident. Those windows take some breaking.

Drew Peacock, Hulme (11/09/2008 at 16:21)

They don't close roads in Hulme when people launch TVs out of there windows, Have you ever heard such nonsense in your life, the Tax Payer will paying the council for this operation I suppose, what will people visiting the City think when they hear the traffic report on the Local Radio, several Streets in Manchester are closed due to a broken window, they will think we are nut s around here.
Well done M.E.N for great News Report.

Dave THE K, Farnworth (11/09/2008 at 17:46)

Drew,

1st of all "their" not "there", and if you remember when the high winds took a panel off the new court on Bridge St, it nearly killed a women walking past.
If a pane of glass from that height fell off it would tumble as far as Deansgate Locks.
The hotel have done the right thing and so have GMP.

Would it bother you if the police did not close the roads and the glass fell and killed a family that had visited such a landmark??

I think you should think before you write don't you?

Police do things for a reason, to close a few roads is the least we can do.

Plus have you never thought about going around roadblocks or is the Sat Nav in charge??

Drew Peacock, Hulme (11/09/2008 at 18:18)

Dave. If High winds take panels off Buildings then they should not be built that high, the Building inspector is the fool in that case, if the Glass can break as a result of a accident, then what chance has a kid got 22 floors up on that building looking out of the window, and you say nearly killed a woman, I nearly won the lottery last night, but never did, niether did the woman get killed, so nearly means nothing.
And why would a family be GORPING up at that building is beyond me.
Why did the Police close the road, worried about Puntures to cars was it, maybe they should have closed the footpaths instead, the window had already fell down Dave, were they expecting another to fall.
Unless they were expecting the open top tourist bus to mount the footpath.
Its all taxpayers money Dave, was india 99 hovering telling the ground support one more piece of Glass dangling !Roger!
I would not mind having a bet your a Police officer, or PCso.
Sorry for the Wrong There/Their.
Mr Perfect Dave.

Keith McRae's Ginger Nuts, Stockport (11/09/2008 at 18:48)

I don't know, just like Man U they'll probably end up blaming the Glazers!

andy (11/09/2008 at 20:41)

The window was reported 'faulty' at 13:20 yet 4 HOURS later the roads around the hotel were still closed causing mayhem to the evening rush hour traffic.

What on earth were the Hilton Hotel doing - ringing round for the cheapest quote to fix it ?

Pippa, Manchester (11/09/2008 at 21:52)

quote from the manageress "we dialled 999" should this really have been classed as a dire emergency?

Octavius Tinsworth Ace (11/09/2008 at 22:51)

"You're a police officer", not "your a police officer", Drew.

MPs gravy train, UK (12/09/2008 at 00:39)

Like all steel structures the glass needs to be able to expand and contract in heat etc. If not fitted correctly a stress fracture will occur. It has happened to a window in my apartment block in the city.

S P In exile, Tameside (12/09/2008 at 02:16)

Drew Peacock, Hulme

Here is the headline you would rather of seen in the MEN

Hotel Glass kills two.

Today a double glazed panel fell from the 23rd floor of the Hilton hotel in Manchester city centre, unfortunately a group of workers on their way home were victims of the accident when two people were killed and another is in hospital in a serious condition.
When the manager of the hotel was asked why she never alerted the police she allegedly replied “I never thought.”

I would rather be reading the true story today than the fictitious one above yes everyone was right in their actions and the manager and police should get a pat on the back for being quick of the mark.

Also Dave THE K, Farnworth was only pointing out your basic grammar mistake, personally I don’t think he is Mr. Perfect we all make mistakes some of us more than others.

I am not a number (12/09/2008 at 03:20)

That top bit seems to be ready to fall into a nearby street too!

Bean B4, manchester (12/09/2008 at 08:19)

Octavius Tinsworth Ace:

Very clever, but rather bad form to do nothing other than point out other peoples' errors in their posts.

I think a few posters will be proofing your offerings in future.

My suggestion would be to demolish the building and not allow any future scrapers to be built.

Trumpetman21 (12/09/2008 at 08:48)

It seems the flimsiest of excuses is all that is needed to close roads and inconvenience hundreds if not thousands of people.

Next they'll be closing all roads with trees nearby if it gets a bit windy - just in case of course....

Marc (12/09/2008 at 09:08)

Dave the K said: 'I think you should think before you write don't you?'

This sentence should contain a comma after the word 'write', or perhaps even a full stop followed by 'Don't you?' for increased dramatic effect.

Bean B4, manchester (12/09/2008 at 09:45)

Marc

I agree with the comma idea. The full stop idea would be very bad.'Don't you?' may increase dramatic effect - but would be grammatically, and syntactically incorrect.

Please do not comment on my use of a comma followed by the word 'and' in the last sentence. That is a classic Oxford comma and completely legal.

Anyway - not long now. What date have you got for the big event.

Mark, South Manchester (12/09/2008 at 10:04)

If it's a design/manufacturing fault, then a fault with just 'one' window would seem unlikely.

Oh dear - maybe they'll have to borrow some of that netting from Victoria Station roof?

Marc (12/09/2008 at 10:37)

Bean, i actually respect your use of the comma in that last sentence. For far too long the use of a comma before the word 'and' has been lambasted by grammer fascists.

Miss Marc is on the verge of popping as we speak. You'll no doubt hear it across the Greater Manchester area when she goes.

PW, Manchester (12/09/2008 at 10:46)

There is one grammatical error seen frequently on here, and I would cringe to see it in a job application. "I could of" "Would you rather of?"

That is kids' street language.

Drew Peacock, Hulme (12/09/2008 at 12:35)

To all you Professors out there, everyone makes Miss Steaks.
some of you lead sad lives looking for commas, full stops etc, at the end of the day, nobody was hurt,but the roads was closed for hours.

Mr Manchester (12/09/2008 at 12:58)

I've got two corks in my ears in preparation, Marc :)

Buzz, Moston (12/09/2008 at 17:04)

If one pane of glass can cause this much disruption, it makes me wonder what would happen in the event of another bomb (God forbid)

Nearly all the new buildings are just glass frontages - The new court building and the weird looking building near the old MEN site on Deansgate.
I dread to think of the consequences.

Marc (12/09/2008 at 21:15)

'but the roads was closed for hours.'

Tsk! its 'were', Drew, 'were'. Go to the back of the class.

It wasn't me, Merseyside (12/09/2008 at 23:44)

Who cares about grammer...
Half the time my keys don't work and I have to start again. When I am tired I don't check I just send

PW, Manchester (13/09/2008 at 08:35)

Drew Peacock said: "some of you lead sad lives looking for commas, full stops etc,"

Sorry Drew, they just leap out at you when you've had these things drummed into you, and been made to observe them in your jobs for over 30 years.

Ace Shakepseare, manchester (13/09/2008 at 10:26)

Now stop it!Its a award winning building all the latest technology ????????? Its a wonder it dosnt have damp or black mould like some other "AWARD Winning buildings we have in manchester" .

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