A fire has broken out in a high-rise tower block with residents evacuated after a silent alarm was raised.
Emergency services rushed to the flats in Salford, Manchester after the fire service were alerted by a silent alarm in one flat on the 10th floor of the building.
Residents have since evacuated the building and there have not yet been any reported injuries.
A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has also confirmed that there were no casualties in the fire.
Images taken outside the building show a huge emergency service response, with a number of fire engines and police cars surrounding the area.
Shortly after 9am, there were already at least five police vehicles, seven fire engines and six ambulances on scene.
Emergency services have been pictured having a joint discussion which also appears to have representatives from the housing association Salix present.
The blaze is said to have broken out in a flat in the Mulberry Court near the Salford Precinct, but appears to have been extinguished as investigation work is now taking place.
Fire crews, police officers and paramedics are currently on the scene.
Several incident response units have also been pictured.
A cordon is in place around the area.
A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At around 8am on Tuesday 27 December firefighters were called out to a high-rise building fire on Mulberry Road, Salford.
“Six fire engines are in attendance, with firefighters using six breathing apparatus and two hose reels to extinguish a fire in a flat on the tenth floor of Mulberry Court.
“An investigation into the fire is now taking place.”
Residents have taken to social media to share videos and images of the fire.
Images show the windows of a tenth floor apartment covered in black smoke as emergency services continue to investigate.
Thomas Molloy of Manchester Evening News, who was present at the scene said: “[The fire] was contained within one flat, and there was a huge effort from the fire service and police in getting everyone evacuated."
Emergency services were called at around 8am after a silent alarm triggered the fire service to travel to the flat.
Sue Sutton, chief executive at Salix Homes, who runs Mulberry Court said: “The safety of our residents is our primary concern and we would like to reassure all our residents that the fire alarm system activated as it is designed to, along with the additional fire safety measures we have in place on the block.
“In line with the Stay Safe policy in operation at the building, the alarm is designed to sound in the area affected by fire.
“The fire service evacuated the rest of the building as a precautionary measure.
"We set up an emergency refuge for affected residents at neighbouring Sycamore Court and at our offices in Weaste.
“Some residents were allowed back in the building shortly after 10.30am and we are supporting residents who have still been unable to return to their homes.
“We are continuing to work with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to determine the cause of the blaze.”
