A cordon was put in place on the pavementDan Haygarth Liverpool Daily Post Editor and Regeneration Reporter
16:26, 17 Sep 2025
Emergency services on Berry Street in Liverpool city centre(Image: @Liverpool1207 / X)
A building in Liverpool city centre was declared unsafe after a part of it fell onto the pavement below. Emergency services were called to the building on the corner of Bold Street and Berry Street at 10.45am on Wednesday, September 17, after being alerted to issues with the structure.
The four-storey building, appearing to be that which houses restaurant Mee Japanese & Thai Street Food on its ground floor, showed signs of “loose rendering”, according to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service. A piece of that rendering, around a metre in length, had fallen onto the pavement below.
The pavement was closed and a cordon was put in place. Merseyside Police assisted with traffic management and Arriva North West stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the 82 bus route was diverted temporarily.
A Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson added: “A structural engineer was requested, and Liverpool City Council was informed, with Merseyside Police assisting with traffic management.
“Crews liaised with the restaurant manager of the premises situated to the ground floor of the building, before contacting the landlord.
“Following a meeting between police and fire at scene, it was determined that road closures would not be needed at that moment in time, the cordon was also reinforced.
“A building surveyor attended shortly after, and following consultation with police, deemed the building unsafe, requesting a team to attend to carry out remedial work to make the affected area safe.
“Police are remaining at scene to manage the cordon. An external handover was then completed and firefighters left scene at 1.06pm.”
Sharing a photograph of the scene on X, Liverpool history account Liverpool1207 described it as a “Another near miss for pedestrians.”
The ECHO has approached Liverpool City Council for comment.
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