Location: Berry Street, Liverpool
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) attended an incident on Berry Street, Liverpool, on the morning of Wednesday 17th September.
Crews were alerted at 10.45 and on scene at 10.51 with one fire engine attending.
On arrival, this was a four-storey building which showed signs of loose rendering, approximately one metre in length, that had fallen from the front of the building onto the public footpath below.
The public footpath was closed and a cordon put in place.
A structural engineer was requested, and Liverpool City Council was informed, with Merseyside Police assisting with traffic management.
Crews liaised with the restaurant manager of the premises situated to the ground floor of the building, before contacting the landlord.
Following a meeting between Police and Fire at scene, it was determined that road closures would not be needed at that moment in time, the cordon was also reinforced.
A building surveyor attended shortly after, and following consultation with Police, deemed the building unsafe, requesting a team to attend to carry out remedial work to make the affected area safe.
Police are remaining at scene to manage the cordon.
An external handover was then completed and firefighters left scene at 13.06.