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  • Read more about Domestic property fire - Leeds Area

Large derelict property fire, roof 100% involved. 40m x 30m in size. 6 fire engines and 1 aerial plus supporting resources and officers currently in attendance dealing with the incident.

  • 02:15 Update - 3 fire engines still in attendance using 2 ground monitors. Fire investigation still ongoing. 
  • 16/11/24 - 00:45 - Incident now closed and handed over to Police.
  • Read more about Moorland Fire

Crews are in attendance at a moorland fire off Wessendenhead Road in Meltham. There are currently specialist wildfire resources in attendance along with 5 additional pumps and support appliances. 

UPDATE: 11am - this is now a 10 pump fire. Road closures are in place around the area. 

Crews in attendance are Huddersfield, Halifax, Skelmanthorpe, Slaithwaite, Mirfield, Cleckheaton, Dewsbury, Ossett and Meltham.

UPDATE 12.45 - Crews remain at the scene tackling the fire. The fire has been split into sectors as we continue to bring the situation to a close.

  • Read more about Building Fire, Canal Mills, Armley, Leeds

Firefighters from across West Yorkshire are currently tackling a large building fire at Canal Mills in Armley, Leeds.

Residents in Armley and Leeds City Centre are advised to keep their doors and windows closed due to the heavy smoke from the fire.

Additionally, the public is urged to avoid the area if possible, due to the large amount of emergency vehicles dealing with the incident.

 

  • Read more about Building Fire - Bingley Area

This was a fire inside a fast food premise. Fire was on the ground floor of a 4 storey building. 25% of building measuring approx. 20 metres x 20 metres was involved. Crews used 8 breathing apparatus, 4 hose reels and positive pressure ventilation fans to extinguish the fire.

8 fire engines and supporting resources and officers from across the brigade attended.

4 fire engines and fire investigation officer are currently still in attendance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Read more about High Rise Fire - Sheepscar

We were called at 08.04 today to reports of a fire at Oatland Towers.

 

We currently have seven crews in attendance plus our aerial ladder from Bradford and our command and welfare units.

 

The top two floors (15 and 16) have been evacuated.

  • Read more about Building Fire - Make Pumps 6

Crews have been at an address in Bradford dealing with a building fire for most of the day. Multiple crews attended and used 6 Breathing Apparatus and 4 hose reels to extinguish the fire.

  • 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. 

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