Leeds fire latest after blaze at abandoned Festival Foods building
Residents were warned to close windows and doors ⚠️
A fire that broke out at an abandoned building in Leeds has been put out, it has been confirmed.
Firefighters rushed to the old Festival Foods site on Osmondthorpe Lane yesterday (May 12). In a warning, residents in the area were warned to keep their windows and doors closed last night.
Initially six fire crews rushed to the scene at around 5.38pm and remained battling the blaze into the early hours of Wednesday (May 13) morning. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed that it has now been extinguished.
In the first in a series of updates on its website, the force explained: “We have six fire engines and one aerial unit in attendance at a fire at a disused industrial building in the Osmondthorpe area of Leeds (LS9).
“Please avoid the area if possible. If you live nearby, please keep doors and windows shut.”
The last update came at 2.20am today with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue saying: “Crews on scene have been gradually reduced through the night as fire extinguished and areas damped down with the incident being fully closed at 02:15.”