Huddersfield Road Dewsbury fire: Special teams respond to building blaze in West Yorkshire
Special fire teams have responded to a blaze in Dewsbury.
This morning (March 8), West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of a building on fire on Huddersfield Road in Dewsbury. The fire was in the warehouse of a mill building and six pumps were utilised in the response. A hose layer unit, command unit, command unit support, CLM vehicle, welfare unit and fire investigation team all responded. The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service incident log states the incident time as 4:58am.
The incident log reads: “Report of building on fire, on arrival this was made pumps six. This is a mill building 100m x 50m, fire in warehouse, six breathing apparatus and three hose reels in use.”
Update:
The fire was at Ulster Yarns, and a spokesperson for the company said: “Our fire safety systems worked effectively to extinguish the fire and operations are now returning to normal. All staff were safely evacuated from the building and no-one was hurt during the incident. We would like to thank the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and all emergency services for their swift response.”