Latest !! Arson Suspected after Male rescued from fire in Bradford former Nightclub

The Incident has been confirmed,  after fire investigations,  that the fire was started through deliberate ignition at the site,  after fire crews were called just before 05:30 hrs this morning (04/12/2015) to a report of smoke and a possible building fire at the old Mode Nightclub at the bottom of Great Horton road, to the rear of the Alhambra Theater in Morley Street., Bradford.

Front of the Mode Nightclub

This incident was made up to 8 Pumps as persons had been reported inside the smoke logged property. Crews entered the building using Breathing apparatus sets and Hosereels to search the property for any persons that might be inside. 

Area where the male was located at the rear of the property

One male was located in the property who had been sleeping rough inside. The man was led to safety by fire crews and did not require any medical attention.

This image shows a Breathing apparatus crew with a Hosereel and thermal image camera preparing to enter the building through a side entrance on the ground floor. All persons have now been accounted for and the incident scaled down.

The building was a mixture of floor levels ranging from 1 to 4 floors and crews had to force entry on various levels to check for the seat of fire. Crews used a total of 1 Large jet, 2 Hosereel jets, 20 Breathing apparatus and Positive Pressure Ventilation fans.

Appliances from Bradford (2), Odsal (1) Fairweather Green(1 and Command Unit), Idle (1), Shipley (1), Cleckheaton (1), Stanningley (1 and Hoselayer), Illingworth (1), Cookridge (1 and welfare Unit), Rawdon(1), Pontefract (1) and Castleford (1) attended.