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  • Read more about Fire at business - Bradford Road. Otley

Nine crews are in attendance at a fire at a business premise on Bradford Road in the Otley area, after we were called at 19.30 tonight.

Residents nearby are being asked to keep their doors and windows shut due to a smoke plume.

Operational support crews including an aerial ladder (from Leeds), welfare unit and command unit are also in attendance.

 

UPDATE: 08:00 (12/11/23) Three crews remain at the scene damping down the fire. There is still a large amount of smoke in the area so residents are being asked to continue to keep doors and windows shut.

  • Read more about 10 Pump Building Fire - Leeds Area

Reports of smoke coming from windows of top floor of 3 storey building.  On arrival, crews made pumps 10, persons reported. This is a timber framed building in an eco development, the fire is on the second floor. 4 breathing apparatus, 3 hose reel jets and 2 large jets in use. There proved to be no persons involved.

  • Read more about Make Pumps 8 and Aerials 2 - Huddersfield

Report of building fire, on arrival this was made pumps 5 and aerials 1, then pumps 8 aerials 2, with persons reported trapped.

This is a three storey building with ground floor restaurant and two floors residential, fire from roof.  One large jet, two aerials, 2 hose reels and 8 breathing apparatus used.

  • Read more about Building Fire - Make Pumps 5

Crews are currently in attendance at a Mill fire in the Castleford area. They are using 2 large jets, 2 hose reels and 1 ground monitor to fight the fire. 

  • Read more about Building Fire - Make Pumps 6 Dewsbury

Report of building on fire, on arrival this was made pumps 6.

This is a mill building 100m x 50m, fire in warehouse, 6 breathing apparatus and 3 hose reels in use.

  • Read more about Building Fire - Make Pumps 6 - Bradford Area

Single storey building fire.  Building used as a youth centre and measured approximately 10m x 15m.  Fire located in roof 25% of building involved. No casualties were reported.

  • Read more about Building fire Leeds city centre

Ten pumps at Leeds city centre derelict high rise fire. On going incident. Top three floors still alight. Safety cordon in place and surrounding buildings have been evacuated due to potentially unsafe structure of the derelict building. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is working with West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service. The Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) is also in attendance.

  • Read more about Haystack fire Swillington

Fire crews are in attendance following four large haystacks catching fire in open countryside. Five pumps were called to Hall Farm Road, in Swillington. In attendance were pumps and crews from Castleford, Hunslet, Rothwell and two from Killingbeck stations following the initial call out. This has now been reduced to three engines, as crews remain on site damping down. Crews have said there is no danger to local residents, but have advised people to close doors and windows, should they smell the smoke. There are no road closures and no danger to lives.

  • Read more about Building Fire in Hebden Bridge

Building fire reported - Crews currently in attendance - on arrival crews make pumps 10. 

Persons reported in building. 

 

 

 

  • Read more about Building Fire, Wakefield Area - Make Pumps 5

Fire in a mechanics diagnostic garage.  Building approximately 100m x 20m 10% involved in fire. 1 large jet, 3 hose reels and 4 breathing apparatus used to extinguish the fire.

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