Buslingthorpe Lane Meanwood: Emergency crews tackle flat fire in Leeds as flames erupt in five-storey building

Firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze that tore through a ground-floor flat in Leeds last night (February 20).

Flames erupted in the property, on Buslingthorpe Lane in Meanwood, shortly before 8pm.

Firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze that tore through a ground-floor flat on Buslingthorpe Lane in Meanwood on February 20.placeholder image
Firefighters rushed to the scene of a blaze that tore through a ground-floor flat on Buslingthorpe Lane in Meanwood on February 20. | Google/National World

Crews from three fire stations across the city were deployed to the five-storey building, battling the blaze with two hose reels.

A high-pressure fan was later used to clear smoke from the property, as flats above had to be checked for smoke spread.

No details of the cause have yet been released.

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