An investigation has been launched after a man was found dead outside a hotel in Manchester city centre and another was found dead in a room of the same building.
Greater Manchester Police said they were called to Portland Street shortly after 5.30am on Wednesday following reports that a man had fallen from a building.
The man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are responding to an incident on Portland Street in the city centre. Shortly after 5.30am this morning police were called to reports that a man had fallen from a building. A man sadly died at the scene. There are road closures in place. Enquiries are ongoing.
— G M Police (@gmpolice) September 26, 2018
Officers gained entry to a room in the Britannia Hotel and found another man, who also died at the scene.
A forensic tent was put up at the back of the hotel on Silver Street, which remains closed.
Detective Chief Inspector Amber Waywell, of Greater Manchester Police’s Major Incident Team, said: “We are currently working to establish exactly what happened to lead to the death of both these men.
“We have a team of officers at the scene and Silver Street in the city centre will remain closed as we carry out our investigations.”
