Live as emergency crews respond to incident outside Leeds high-rise building in city centre

The fire started on the 6th floor of the TransUnion UK building on Park Lane by the junction with the A58 at around 9.25am yesterday morning (Tuesday).

A TransUnion UK spokesperson said: “The fire brigade and police attended the scene and the building was evacuated.

“The fire was quickly extinguished and the building was declared safe. There were no injuries and employees were allowed back into the building at 10:16am.

“We would like to thank the emergency services for their prompt response and our facilities team will now work with fire authorities to investigate the cause of the fire.”