UPDATE!! Chemical Alert at Bradford School

Fire crews attended the Chellow Heights School on Netherlands Avenue, late Saturday morning. Crews used Breathing apparatus and protective suits to deal with a spillage of Ammonia in the basement of the School. 

Three workmen were transported to hospital by ambulance who were suffering after breathing in the fumes.The Brigades DIM unit  (Detection, Identification and Monitoring) (DIM) attended from Dewsbury 

The substance was diluted and the incident declared safe and  crews left the scene shortly before 2 pm after spending 3 hours dealing with the incident.
Appliances from Dewsbury, Bradford and Hunslet attended along with Hasmat officers who specialise in dealing with this type of incident

Six Appliances at Waste Recycling site Fire in Dewsbury

Dewsbury Crews initial attendance at the site

Calls were received to mobilising centre at approx 7.00pm yesterday (09/12/13) to the waste recycling site on Weaving Lane, Dewsbury.

This is a household waste storage site and on arrival assistance was required and a MP x 6 and ALP x 1 call was requested.

Crews found smoke issuing from the two storey building which is approx. 75m x 30m in size.

Fire crews set up a B/A entry point

Crews worked hard to fight the blaze inside the property and used 4 Large jets, 2 Ground Monitors, 8 Breathing apparatus sets and Positive Pressure ventilation fans.

Breathing apparatus control point at the rear of the building

At one stage of the incident the TRU from Cleckheaton was required to assist with forcing entry into certain parts of the building.

Front view of the building obscured by smoke from the fire

Police closed off the roads surrounding the fire until they were safe to be reopened. Large amounts of smoke blew from the fire over the Dewsbury area.

Crews are still there today dampening down

Fire crews from Dewsbury, Mirfield, Cleckheaton, Morley, Ossett, Hunslet, Elland, Batley, Huddersfield, and Fairweather Green attended.

Fire at Carpet Factory in Liversedge near Heckmondwike

Fire crews were alerted to the fire at Heckmondwike Fibre Bonding (Carpets), Huddersfield Road, Millbridge, Liversedge at around 01:45 this morning. 
The building is on a site between Huddersfield road and Wormald Street in the town. The large fire could be seen around the area as smoke billowed from the factory premise.

View from Wormald Street side of the incident.

Additional crews were requested and appliances attended from around the brigade area.Ten pumps, an aerial appliance and other specialist equipment attended when the fire was at its peak.
It took probably an hour to 90 minutes to bring the fire under control, even with all those resources.
The large, mostly single storey building was well alight when the first firefighters arrived with the fire coming through the roof of the property.

Batley's pump supplies water to the fireground

Along with the mill building a large open area was also involved at the rear of the premise, an area of waste carpets stored in the yard. 

Firefighter from Cleckheaton using a large jet

The building is described as being around 100m x 20m in size and has been completely destroyed by the blaze. At its height fire crews were using 3 Large jets, 2 Ground monitors and an Aerial Ladder Platform monitor.

Appliances from Cleckheaton, Batley, Dewsbury, Odsal, Morley, Hunslet, Mirfield and Bradford attended along with supporting appliances. A fire service welfare unit also attended the scene. Police closed surrounding roads due to hoses and appliances blocking them. 

Bradfords ALP in use at the fire

The building is a total loss. The roof has collapsed and the walls have partially collapsed.
Investigations into the cause of the blaze continues today.

Person trapped under Tram at Middleton

Fire crews were called to Middleton Light Railway on Moor Lane, Hunslet, Leeds to an incident involving a Horse drawn tram at around 3.20pm today. 

Crews extricate casualty using screens for privacy 

On arrival crews found that a woman aged 46 was trapped under the tram with serious leg injuries. Crews released the casualty who was then transported to hospital by ambulance.

The woman became trapped after the horses bolted whilst pulling the tram along the tracks within the site. HART ambulance teams also responded to offer assistance at the scene. 

This had attracted more crowds due to the Bank Holiday weekend you can see the web page at: http://middletonrailway.org.uk/ 
It was the Heritage railways Festival of Transport weekend with traction engines and other attractions on show.

Image of the tram within the site after the casualty had been released with Police obtaining details

Investigation are ongoing....................