Police investigating after fire at Leeds United legend Peter Lorimer's former pub The Commercial in Holbeck

A fire broke out at The Commercial building in the evening on Saturday, January 2.

Both floors of the empty two-storey building in Sweet Street West were ablaze when firefighters arrived just after 7pm.

Firefighters from Hunslet, Leeds, Moortown, Killingbeck and Stanningley all tackled the fire.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed that the incident is being treated as arson.

The Commercial was famous for being run by former Leeds United player Peter Lorimer, but it has laid derelict for several years.

In 2013, Lorimer told The Scotsman his beloved pub was "quiet" amid the decreasing working population in the area.

Last year, it was revealed the pub's legacy is living on in a pub in Tonsberg, Norway, with an original pub sign hanging up in the building.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "The incident is being treated as arson.

"If anyone witnessed anything suspicious or has any information they can contact officers via 101 quoting crime reference 13210002659."

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