Manchester’s Gay Village cordoned off and hotel evacuated after ‘chemical incident’

A stretch of the street has been cordoned (Picture: Google Maps)

A hotel on Canal Street, the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village, has been evacuated amid a ‘chemical incident’.

A man staying at an unspecified hotel has been arrested and specialist crews are ‘examining the material’ inside the room.

A cordon from the junction with Abingdon Street to the junction with Sackvill...