The cause of the fire has been established as a candle with the fire spreading to the lobby of the building. Fire crews rescued 2 people from the flats and another three were treated for the effects of smoke. A fleet of ambulances attended due to the severity of the incident.
Crews wore breathing apparatus sets to enable them to enter the building primarily to search and also extinguish the fire.
Once the search was completed the fire service were happy that no persons were left in the property. Picture showing the severity of the fire can be seen in this image taken from the back of the building
Appliances from Leeds, Hunslet, Moortown, Morley, Rawdon, Rothwell, Killingbeck, Stanningley, Bradford and Fairweather Green attended.
