Fire service issues statement as crews tackle synagogue fire

THE BLAZE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BROKEN OUT SHORTLY AFTER 5PM 18:23, 31 Jan 2025Updated 18:27, 31 Jan 2025 The fire service have issued a statement as their crews tackle what looks to be a

significant fire that has broken out at a synagogue this evening (January 31). Videos sent in by members of the public just after 5pm show the upper part of a building on Northumberland

Street, Higher Broughton, in flames and emitting a huge plume of smoke. READ MORE: SALFORD FIRE LIVE AS BLAZE BREAKS OUT AT SYNAGOGUE WITH HUGE PLUMES OF SMOKE SEEN A spokesperson for GMFRS

said: “At around 5pm today (Friday 31 January), six fire engines from Manchester Central, Blackley, Phillips Park, Salford and Broughton fire stations were called to reports of a fire

involving a synagogue on Northumberland Street, Salford. “Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus arrived quickly and are using hose reels to control the fire while Greater Manchester

Police cordon the road. Crews remain in attendance.” Article continues below It appears to be part of the Satmar V'Yoel Moshe Orthodox Synagogue, itself part of a complex of synagogues

and other religious and cultural buildings lining the street. Friday night is a special time for the Jewish community as it marks the beginning of the Sabbath, the day of rest. It lasts

until sunset on Saturday and is marked by family meals and visits to the synagogue.