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Two women have been taken to hospital after the ceiling collapsed inside a popular JD Wetherspoon pub.
Customers were evacuated from The Waterhouse in Manchester city centre after debris dropped from the ceiling at around 8.45pm on Monday.
Four people were assessed at the scene by a fire service trauma technician and paramedics.
Two women were taken to hospital for precautionary checks by North West Ambulance Service, authorities said.
Greater Manchester Police has since confirmed that nobody was seriously injured.
Customers were evacuated from The Waterhouse in Manchester city centre after debris dropped from the ceiling at around 8.45pm on Monday
Four people were assessed at the scene by a fire service trauma technician and paramedics before two women were taken to hospital for precautionary checks
Witnesses said customers were asked to leave the premises while emergency crews dealt with the incident.
Ross Austin, who was eating at the pub, said he heard a loud noise before being told to leave.
He said: 'I was eating at Waterhouse Wetherspoons in St. Peter's Square at the time and all I heard was big bang and crash from the roof collapsing.
'I was in the other room at the time and everyone looked shocked and I think no one was hurt I think but we all told to go outside.
