'Electrical fire and tissue' sparks fire at Harehills corner shop

Tissue in a basement caught alight during an electrical fire at a corner shop.
SK Discount in Harehills Road, and the debris left outside.SK Discount in Harehills Road, and the debris left outside.
SK Discount in Harehills Road, and the debris left outside.

Six fire appliances and a specialist firefighting foam appliance were called to Harehills Road on Monday night after the fire started in SK Discount.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire broke out just after 9.40pm.

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SK Discount in Harehills Road, and the debris left outside.SK Discount in Harehills Road, and the debris left outside.
SK Discount in Harehills Road, and the debris left outside.

The fire was put out but officers were unable to get access to the basement as there was too much smoke.

Mohammad Zada, who works at the next door Makkah Bakery, was still at work when the fire broke out.

He said: "There was smoke everywhere. Smoke was coming out of all the windows. The smell is in my shop, but everything is OK.

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"The owner told me it was caused by an electrical fire and lots of tissue."

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It is understood the owners of the shop, who were not at the scene this morning, have had the business for around four years.

Specialist officers at the scene included firefighters in breathing apparatus and Hazardous Materials and Environmental Protection officers.

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