Ambulance rushed out after fire at high-rise building in Leeds
A fire in a rubbish chute prompted an emergency response
An ambulance was rushed out after a fire at a high-rise building in Leeds.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called to Poplar Court in Bramley at 11.59am on Wednesday (September 30). Firefighters called in an ambulance to treat a person for smoke inhalation.
The fire service has dealt with the fire, which happened within a rubbish chute. It has been extinguished.
In an update on its incident page, the fire service said: “Crews attended a fire alarm actuation in the rubbish chute.
“This was confirmed to be a fire within rubbish chute and was extinguished using 1 jet.
“An ambulance was requested for 1 casualty suffering from smoke inhalation.”