Police treat major blaze at Leeds chemical plant as suspicious
Police have confirmed a major blaze at a building used to store chemicals was suspicious. At its height around 100 Firefighters tackled the fire. It happened on Easter Monday
Demolition work to start after Leeds fire
Demolition work is beginning following a fire in Leeds on Easter Monday.
The blaze broke out on Armley Road just before 2am and was dealt with by 100 firefighters. The fire at Tradpak Recycling and Hazel Products was brought under control by midday.
20 firefighters remain at the scene today.
Group Manager Martin Langan for WYFRS said:
“There are several seats of fire underneath sections of the roof of Hazel Products that have collapsed. We are working with demolition crews to gain access and then we will advance with handheld firefighting jets to deal with the remaining seats of fire.”
It is anticipated that firefighters will be at the scene all of today and possibly tomorrow.
Armley Road is partially closed and will be for the majority of today. Police are also in attendance to manage traffic flow.
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