Damping down continues after Bradford Mill Blaze

Fire crews are still in attendance today (Tuesday) damping down with a section of Mill lane closed to traffic as operations continue. One appliance from Bradford station remained today using a ground monitor jet.

An investigation is underway into the cause of the fire on Saturday Morning (23rd August) but as yet no cause has been fully established.

The upper three floors of the building were disused but the ground floor contained two businesses, Realize Concept Interior Ltd and H20 Auto Tint and Valet Center. Most of the roof collapsed in the blaze. 

The roof of the building has collapsed and one end of the buildings wall is to be checked by Building Inspectors to check the structural stability of the mill.

Breaking !!!!!! 8 Appliances attend Bradford Blaze in derelict property

Priestman Street Bradford Scene of the blaze

Fire crews were called about 2.30pm today to the old Lumb Humphries building on Priestman Street, Bradford. The derelict property was well alight when crews arrived and pumps were made six and and an Aerial appliance was required.

Crews from Bradford using Large jets from outside the property

This two storey building was approx 30m x 10m in size and a total of 5 large jets, 1 Aerial jet and Breathing apparatus were in use at one stage. Appliances were called in from as far as Elland, Wakefield and Rawdon to help tackle the fire.

Top of Priestman Street Watch Managers in conference

Damping down at the incident continues and appliances and the Command Unit are still in attendance at the scene.

Breaking News Update !!!! Firefighters Tackle Large Bradford Mill Blaze

Large Blaze brings traffic Chaos to Bradford City Centre

Crews from Bradford were quick to respond to a mill fire in Bradford tonight. The mill on Tetley Street between Thornton road and Sunbridge road was well alight when crews arrived. 

View from Thornton road Jets and ALP in use

Providence Mills off Tetley street was a derelict property and due to the number of calls the brigade call centre mobilised an initial attendance of 3 pumping appliances and and Aerial appliance at 19:33 hours this evening. When the first crews arrived from Bradford and Odsal the incident required a  further 5 pumps and an additional aerial appliance to assist in the firefighting operation.

View further along Thornton Road near the Unniversity

The building which had been empty for some years was of four storeys and measured 80m x 50m with further exposure risks on 3 sides.

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These images were taken by the West Yorkshire Police Helicopter 

Official Twitter for the ex @WestYorksPolice helicopter, now part of NPAS. Policing from the skies based at Carr Gate. 

An image from their daylight camera showing the Fire Service hard at work on the mill fire on Thornton Rd, Bradford 

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 Another image, this time from our thermal camera, showing same mill fire in Bradford (very different eh!) 

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Crews used 5 Large jets, 1 Hosereel jet and 2 aerial appliance monitors to tackle the fire situation. Traffic in the City centre was at times at a standstill as surrounding roads were closed off for safety access of fire crews and appliances. The roof of the empty building collapsed and a cordon was put in place on Thornton Road to keep the public back.

Tetley Street side view

Crews remain at the scene damping down at the moment

Bradford and Halifax Aerial appliances in use

Appliances from Bradford, Odsal, Cleckheaton, Fairweather Green, Rawdon, Huddersfield, Halifax, Stanningley, Batley attended.

Twitter Links below to some early images taken by passers by.

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Fire crews use cutters to access parts of the building

Mr Bitcon gives time for BBC Look North interview

Firefighter in ALP dampens down roof timbers

Updated 14:50 08/06/2013

Watch commander Alan Holdsworth, of Bradford fire station, said that a demolition crew were expected to attend the building today. He said: “One side of the building is unsafe. The whole building will probably be demolished.” Watch commander Holdsworth said 14 fire engines - from Bradford, Idle, Stanningley, Odsal, Shipley, Cleckheaton, Fairweather Green, Illingworth, Idle, Elland, Batley and Halifax stations - were needed at the scene . He added that the fire was under control by midnight.