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A person has been rushed to hospital with severe accidents after plunging “several floors” inside a packed metropolis centre bar in Birmingham. Emergency providers swarmed Colmore Row on Sunday night following the terrifying incident at Henman and Cooper, with police taping off the doorway and standing guard on the door.

A gradual stream of revellers have been turned away from the venue because the drama unfolded, whereas shocked onlookers gathered close by watching emergency crews at work. At the peak of the incident, BirminghamLive reported at the very least eight emergency automobiles – together with police vehicles and ambulances – which lined the busy metropolis centre road, after earlier stories of a number of models racing to the scene. The man is known to have fallen “a number of floors” contained in the constructing, which encompasses a spiral staircase and rooftop terrace on the well-liked cocktail bar. Workers have been seen holding up materials on the entrance in a bid to defend scene from the general public, as officers moved out and in of the venue.

Birmingham Live reporter Harry Leach noticed police chatting with workers contained in the venue the place the incident it beleived to have taken place.

Just after 8pm, a spokesperson for West Midlands Police mentioned: “We’re currently in Colmore Row Birmingham city centre, after a man is understood to have fallen a number of floors within a building.

“He has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.

“We’re currently at the scene with emergency service colleagues as we seek to establish the full circumstances.”

One girl consuming at a close-by bar advised BirminghamLive she was left “overwhelmed” by the dimensions of the response.

She mentioned: “I heard pretty soon that a man had been hurt. It looked so serious.

“I just hope he’s gonna be okay. You’d think he was just out enjoying himself so it’s a bit mad.”

The incident occurred near the Council House, simply earlier than the highway turns into pedestrianised, in one of many busiest elements of Birmingham’s enterprise district.

Later within the night, the scene was scaled again, with two officers remaining on the entrance as investigations continued behind the police tape.

The bar shouldn’t be anticipated to reopen tonight.