UPDATE 06:50

Fire now out - crews damping down using 2 hosereels

Police and Fire Service remain in attendance

 

05:20 Building fire  - initial crews requested 6 Firefighting appliances to this incident.

Incident secorised with hosereel jets and breathing apparatus in use.

4 West Yorkshire appliances and crews from Littleborough and Rochdale in attendance.

Reports received of a female in difficulty in water near the Centenary Bridge in Leeds.  Throw lines used by a member of public on scene but female was unable to exit the water unaided.

Crews from the fire service arrived and successfully rescued 1 female casualty from the water, conscious and breathing, using a rescue sled.  Casualty was then placed in the care of Yorkshire Ambulance Service. 

Skip and waste management plant – on arrival crews made pumps 10. Large piles of recycled tyres and waste involved approx. 60m x 30m. Incident sectorised and large jets used in each sector.

Crews from Pontefract, Castleford, Normanton, Skelmanthorpe, Hunslet, Mirfield and South Kirby are tackling a field fire near Ferrybridge, Pontefract, near the M1 / M62 junction. 

Local residents are advised to keep doors and windows closed. We are working with the Police and National Highways to slow traffic around the affected area - please be aware when driving in the area. 

Shed fire spread to houses – 6 properties affected in total. 2 Ambulances requested for casualties – one male and one female aged approx. 50 years suffering smoke inhalation. Gas board attended following gas explosion and re-housing requested for residents from 6 properties.