Screaming diners at Pizza Express scrambled to escape as ceiling 'collapsed' shortly after a 'massive bang' was heard from the gym on the next floor, worker says

Diners at a Manchester restaurant said they heard a ‘massive bang’ before the ceiling collapsed around them, as they narrowly avoiding being seriously injured, on Sunday afternoon.

Images from the scene show a swathe of emergency service vehicles called to Pizza Express in Salford Quays following the incident.

Paramedics, police and fire crews were called to attend at the restaurant located at Quayside shopping centre, with multiple crews seen lining The Quays, beside the Lowry Theatre.

The Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service confirmed there were no reports…