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
Leeds fire caused millions of pounds of damage
A fire at an industrial estate in Leeds has caused damage costing around £7 million.
Police are treating the fire, which destroyed part of the Tradpak premises, in Armley Road, and spread to neighbouring Hazel Products, as arson.
It is estimated that the damage caused to the businesses could be in the region of six to seven million pounds.
Emergency services were called in the early hours of Easter Monday and more than 100 firefighters tackled the blaze and stopped the fire spreading further.
Detective Inspector Mark Swift, of Leeds District CID, said: "Tackling this large-scale fire and then making the site safe for investigation was a lengthy process which took some days to complete.
"We worked closely with specialist fire investigators and established that the fire had been started deliberately and as such we are investigating this incident as arson. It is vital that we identify whoever was responsible.
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