Large fire in the open - Bradford

Fire Control received a report of a fire on an industrial estate, spotted on CCTV from a neighbouring building.

Initial crews arrived and found a very large refuse fire in the open. After initial firefighting actions, crews requested 2 more fire engines to support with personnel and to assist supplying water. Crews are using up to 4 Breathing Apparatus and 3 Large Jets to control and extinguish the fire which has proved to mainly be wood.

Yorkshire Water and The Environment Agency have been informed of the incident.

The fire was extinguished around 00:30 and crews remained on scene until 01:15 damping down.