Woman in wheelchair kicked out of nightclub for being 'fire risk'

EXCLUSIVE: Woman in wheelchair kicked out of nightclub for being 'fire risk'Maddie Haining, 18, says she was told to leave Club Tropicana in Manchester city centre because her wheelchair made her a 'fire risk' - and has slammed the bar's 'rude' managerCommentsNewsBenedict Tetzlaff-Deas News Reporter16:03, 14 Apr 2026Updated 16:07, 14 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesMaddie Haining, 18, says she was told to leave a nightclub for being in a wheelchair(Image: maddieiswheelycool/Instagram)A woman who uses a wheelchair has blasted a popular nightclub after claiming she was kicked out by the manager for being a 'fire risk'.‌Maddie Haining, 18, alleges she was ejected from Club Tropicana on Manchester's busy Canal Street in the early hours of Saturday morning - an experience she described as "dehumanising".‌A video shared by the influencer on Instagram shows her being approached by two different members of staff - one of which she said was "respectful", while the other, the manager, she described as "horrible" and "rude".‌Maddie, who posts on the platform as maddieiswheelycool, tells the camera: "So I'm being kicked out of the bar for being in a wheelchair."READ MORE: Manchester West Tower evacuation as Deansgate luxury flats hit by power outageREAD MORE: Young man stabbed to death outside Peckham nightclub 'had gone back to help friend'Content cannot be displayed without consentShe alleges that the manager told her "if we get a fine" for breaching fire regulations "he will send it straight to her", to which she replied: "You do that."‌Maddie said she then "showed the law" - the Equality Act 2010 - to bar staff, which states that you cannot deny someone access to a facility because they are in a wheelchair.But the staff allegedly continued to tell her that they "still have to remove me" and she "can't stay here&q...