Boy of 13 rescued from town centre building's fifth floor after 'falling through the roof'

A scene from the incident at Mumps yesterday afternoon

A teenage boy aged 13 was taken to hospital following a dramatic rescue from the fifth floor of a building which has been undergoing renovation in Oldham town centre.

Images from the scene showed the child appearing to be able to move following an incident close to Oldham Mumps tram stop yesterday afternoon (Sunday).

His condition has not been revealed.

Police, firefighters, paramedics and an air ambulance were scrambled to the scene at around 2pm yesterday.

It prompted a rescue operation which took more than an hour.

The boy was reportedly taken to hospital in a road ambulance.

A Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) spokesperson said: "Just before 2pm this afternoon (Sunday 12th May) three fire engines from Manchester Central, Philips Park and Hollins fire station, along with the Technical Response Unit from Ashton, were called to reports of a person falling through the roof of a building near Oldham Mumps.

"Crews arrived quickly at the scene.

"Firefighters used a turn table ladder to rescue a 13-year-old boy from the building, who was then taken to hospital by colleagues from North West Ambulance Service.

“Firefighters were in attendance for around an hour and ten minutes."

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police later confirmed that officers were called at around 2.25pm, primarily to conduct traffic management in the area while their emergency services colleagues focussed on the rescue operation.

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