Building Fire - Ackworth, Pontefract
Time
1.51pm
Date
11 November 2026
Type
Property fire
Location
Villa Close, Ackworth, Pontefract
Description:
Firefighters from Pontefract, Featherstone and Castleford attended a fire involving an external single storey building containing a swimming pool. The building measured approximately 5m x 10m. Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 2 hose reels to extinguish the fire. A specialist hazardous materials officer also attended to measure chlorine levels however there was none detected.