Date: 20/10/24

Time of Call: 05:16

Location: Haighside Close, Rothwell, Leeds

Incident Type: Domestic Property Fire

Incident Details:

We were called to an incident at 05:16am, on the 21/10/24, to reports of a house fire on Haighside Close in Rothwell, Leeds.

Fire Appliances in Attendance: Rothwell x1, Hunslet x1, Leeds x1.

West Yorkshire Police and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service were in attendance.

Ground floor flat, bathroom involved.  Crews used 2 breathing apparatus and 1 hose reel to extinguish the fire.  Ambulance requested for occupant suffering from smoke inhalation.  Smoke alarms were fitted and working at the time of the incident.

Reports of a person stuck 35 feet down a banking.  On arrival, crews found the casualty had managed to make their way         towards the nearby track whereby attending crews could get them onto a stretcher in order to get them to safety, and into the awaiting ambulance.

2 cars involved with 1 person trapped. Extrication carried out by fire service and left in hands of paramedics.

Appliances from Ossett and Wakefield attended.

Firefighters from across West Yorkshire are currently dealing with a high rise building fire on Bolton Road, Bradford.

Fire involved in roof of 8 storey unoccupied apartment block.  

Ten fire engines and two aerial appliances are in attendance.

House fire with upstairs bedroom involved. Fire crews used one hose reel and 4 breathing apparatus to extinguish fire. All occupants out of house on arrival of fire service. One occupant suffered from smoke inhalation and was treated by the ambulance service.