A man has been spotted walking down a busy street in Manchester city centre with a ‘flamethrower’.
A video posted on Reddit shows the person strolling through the Northern Quarter and sending plumes of fire into the air.
The footage was taken on Friday night on Hilton Street, outside the Vinyl Revival record shop.
In the video, the person is casually lighting metre-long fires on a pavement packed with people.
The man with the ‘flamethrower’ in the city centre. Credit: Reddit
It appears to be a blow torch, the sort commonly used in tiki bars to create flaming cocktails, rather than a flamethrower.
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In response to the video, one person wrote: “Class A w**ker, enough said.”
Someone else wrote: “Flame thrower?! That’s just a standard welding torch that people use in bars to make smoked drinks. He’s probably half inched it and thinks he’s a god”
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Another said: “Town was f***ing crazy last night.”
It was a busy weekend in Manchester city centre this weekend, with thousands pouring into town to visit the Christmas Markets.
A tragic incident on Saturday evening saw a 60-year-old man killed near the Printworks, a short distance from the Northern Quarter, after he was passing the area while a ‘disturbance’ was taking place.
Councillor Pat Karney told the Manchester Evening News: “Manchester was shocked to read about these tragic incidents which are rare, but we’re thinking of their families in the run up to Christmas
“The city was wall to wall people this weekend and we want to thank police for protecting us in Manchester and looking after our safety and welfare.
“They did an outstanding job with very difficult incidents over the 48 hours.”
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The man, who has now been named as Jonathan Bernard Carroll, was seen outside the city centre theatre at around 6.30am on Tuesday 12 November.
Emergency services rushed to the scene and Mr Carroll was taken to hospital.
Tragically, the 47-year-old passed away a short time later.
A large cordon was in place on Whitworth Street and Oxford Road while police and security attended the incident.
Greater Manchester Police are now appealing to find his next of kin.
It’s believed that he resided in the Salford area of Greater Manchester.
Anyone with any information should contact the Coroner’s Office on 0161 856 1376.
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Forming part of the ongoing ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme, this festive fundraising mission is designed to provide food, shelter, warmth, and dedicated vital wrap-around support for those who need it most.
The charity says it wants to build on the “incredible success of 2023”, which raised more than £55,000 and provided 1,800 nights of accommodation.
Stockport-based property finance specialists, Together – which has supported the campaign for the last two years – has, once again, generously pledged to match every public donation for the first £20,000 raised.
Unfamiliar with the ‘A Bed Every Night’ scheme? Since 2017, when rough sleeping peaked, the initiative has helped ensure a significantly-higher rate of reduction in the numbers of people facing a night on streets in Greater Manchester than seen nationally.
The landmark scheme has given people the chance to rebuild their lives, while also giving them access to key services and opportunities that allows them to stay off the streets for good.
Despite the scheme’s recent success, organisations across Greater Manchester are under “a huge amount of pressure” to meet the demand for their services this winter, and given the current economic outlook, household budgets will continue to be squeezed – leaving people on the sharp end of inequality and poverty.
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22nd November 2021 
