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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

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Police treat Leeds fire as suspicious

Scene of huge fire at Leeds recycling plant on Easter Monday Credit: ITV Yorkshire

Police have confirmed that the huge fire that broke out in Leeds last week is being treated as suspicious.

More than 100 firefighters were called to the blaze at Tradpak Recycling on Armley Road in the early hours of Easter Monday. At its height, smoke could be seen from across the city. Police were not allowed on to the scene to investigate for days after, until firefighters confirmed the scene safe.

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