Horncastle Street, Cleckheaton closed due to fire

Cleckheaton fire crews were called at 3.00pm today to a fire at the building on Horncastle Street after reports of a fire above a takeaway in the town. 

This was part of a multi-occupancy building housing Wynsors shoes a taxi firm and takeaway.

On arrival Cleckheaton officer in charge requested a further 3 appliances to attend.

Cleckheaton appliance in front of the building

Supporting appliances were sent from Odsal, Batley, and Bradford. The incident was soon under control by firefighters using 2 Hosereel jets, 4 Breathing apparatus sets and a positive pressure ventilation fan.

Crews damping down at the scene

The cause of the fire is currently under investigations and a crew remains on the scene damping down.

Crews making up equipment no longer required at the scene

Empty Building fire in Keighley Bank Holiday Monday

Firefighters have been tackling a fire at a former engineering premises in Keighley.
Crews from across the district went to deal with the incident at the old Rymer Engineering building, in Heber Street at around 15:00hrs.
At it's height flames were leaping through the roof, and there was a pall of smoke over a large part of the town centre.
Fire appliances from Keighley, Haworth, Silsden, Bingley and Bradford attended the scene which at present is being scaled down.

CARP appliance in use

The fire was quickly brought under control using the CARP from Bradford and 3 large jets and Ground monitor. Crews are at present now damping down at the scene.
Fire Control state that the initial fire started in the roof of the building. No injuries are reported at the incident

House Fire in Odsal, Bradford

Crews were called to a house fire at Pearson Road West, Odsal around 19:05hrs today (04/05/2014).
On arrival crews found that the 1st floor of the large detached property was well alight.This was attended by three appliances, two from Bradford and one from Odsal.

Bradfords CARP appliance at the front of the damaged property

Breathing apparatus teams were deployed to locate the fire using 1 Hosereel jet and 2 Breathing apparatus sets. Positive pressure ventilation fans were also used once the fire was under control to clear the property of smoke.

Crews stand by while fire investigation is underway

Fire and Police carrying out investigations into the cause.

The cause of the fire is at present being investigated by both the Fire and Police investigation teams who were both on the scene

Female trapped in 2 Car Collision in Bradford

The scene in leeds Road

Leeds Road, Bradford had to be closed earlier this evening (17:05hrs) whilst Fire Police and Ambulance crews dealt with a 2 vehicle road traffic collision near it's junction with Thornbury Avenue. 
 

The vehicle debris after roof removal

A female casualty was trapped in her Vauxhall car and was released by firefighters from Bradford by removing the roof from the vehicle. The casualties were taken by ambulance to hospital.

Police investigate the scene

The road has since reopened. Fire appliances from Bradford attended.

Two vehicle crash in Cleckheaton.

Two vehicles were involved in a collision on Bradford road at the Junction of Hardcastle street in Cleckheaton last night (05/04/14).

The crash involving 2 vehicles a Subaru and a Fiat Punto occurred at around 8:10pm. This was a severe collision but nobody appeared to be trapped in the vehicles. The Subaru came to rest near Chapel Street where it was abandoned.

The Subaru at Chapel Street made safe by Fire Crews

A fire crew attended from Cleckheaton station and were required to make one of the vehicles safe.

The collision scene at Hardcastle Street

The Fiat Punto had severe front end damage, debris was spread accross the road which was closed for a short time while Police and Ambulance crews dealt with the injured and cleared the scene.

Large Fire in Ossett mill overnight

A three storey mill in Ossett is in danger of collapse today following a fire which began last night.

The fire was reported at about 10.45pm yesterday (03/04/2014) at the old Fudge jeans factory on Queen Street. Crews from Ossett were first on the scene and immediately asked for assistance. 

Supporting appliances from six stations attended to assist fighting the three-storey mill blaze. Local residents described the scene as spectacular as the fire raged through the property. 
Fire crews were unable to enter the building due to the dangerous conditions at the time and used defensive firefighting tactics. Crews used Large jets , Ground monitors and an Aerial Ladder Platform to attack the fire.

Crews are still at the incident damping down hotspots and roads through Ossett have been closed by police, from the top of Bank Street to Ossett Green.
Ossett’s watch commander Paul Graham, who was first on the scene, said: “The fire was over three storeys and a basement, it was an old mill with wooden floorboards.The mill is almost destroyed and is today in danger of collapse. An engineer will be attending to check the strucure.

Fire crews from Ossett, Dewsbury, Mirfield, Hunslet, Elland, Batley, Wakefield, Morley attended, with further crews as reliefs during the night.

 A spokeswoman for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the mill was occupied by a clothing company called Fudge Jeans

Elderley person suffers smoke inhalation in severe Birkenshaw House Fire.

Fire Crews responded to a House fire on Bradford road, Birkenshaw just after 07:50hrs this morning. When crews arrived they found a severe fire at the rear of the property on the ground floor. Two breathing apparatus crews used 4 B/a sets and 2 Hosereel jets to tackle the fire.

The scene this morning on Bradford Road, Birkenshaw

An ambulance was required for an elderley male casualty who had suffered from smoke inhalation, after being attended to at the scene he was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Rear Ground floor of the house image shows the severity of the fire.

Fire appliances were sent from Cleckheaton and Batley to the incident where Positive Pressure Ventilation Fans were used to clear smoke from the houses. Crews could be seen checking adjoining homes to confirm that the fire hadn't  spread.

Appliances and crews at the scene this morning