By Mike Berriman
A couple had to evacuate their home in Burmantofts last night after their house – which was not fitted with smoke detectors – caught fire in the early hours of this morning.
Read More »Couple lucky to escape house fire in Burmantofts, Leeds
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have called for vigilance among neighbours of elderly people, following a spate of five deaths.Read More »Call for fire vigilance
A fire has damaged 15 cars in a north Bradford garage yesterday.
The fire, at BM Ltd on Priestman Street – a BMW spares company – collapsed the roof of the single storey building.Read More »UPDATE: 15 cars damaged in Bradford fire
The fire took place on Mafeking Grove, Cross Flatts by Elizabeth Archer A little girl was rushed to hospital with burns to her legs after… Read More »Young girl hospitalised after Cross Flatts fire
A family, including an 11 month old baby, escaped a house blaze yesterday after a chip pan caught fire while they slept.
Dad David Parker, 56, was knocked out by the smoke as he dozed in the living room after cooking fish and chips in the kitchen at around 1am.
Daughter Emma Parker, 18, was upstairs asleep when she woke to crackling and smashing sounds downstairs, and saw smoke rising into her room. Read More »UPDATED VIDEO :Baby girl and puppy rescued from Gipton house blaze
by Elizabeth Archer
An arson attack on a derelict school in Leeds has caused extensive damage after flames spread throughout the listed building.
Police are appealing for witnesses after the offenders broke into the old Upper Wortley Primary School building, on Ashley Road, on Saturday evening around 6pm.
Read More »Arson attack damages listed school building in Wortley
by Lisa Bradley
A new £1.4m fire station was opened in Rothwell yesterday.
The Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Michael Fox, was guest of honour at the event and called the new £1.4m facility “fantastic”.Read More »New £1.4m fire station in Rothwell logs 180 incidents since going live