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Wasteyard Fire, Holbeck

Time
8.52pm
Date
01 March 2026
Type
Outdoor fire
Location
Copley Hill Holbeck Leeds
Attending station
Crews from across West Yorkshire
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Description:

23:41 Update

Firefighters remain in attendance and the incident is being scaled down to 7 fire engines.

At the height of the fire a total of 4 large jets and 4 breathing apparatus were used.


We were called at 20.52 to reports of a wasteyard fire on Copley Hill in the Holbeck area of Leeds.

We currently have 10 crews at the scene tackling the blaze.

Residents in the area of Copley Hill, and north of the fire, in the Armley area are asked to keep their doors and windows shut and to avoid the area due to a large amount of smoke.

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