VIDEO: Evacuation after fire at Wakefield Cathedral

People have been evacuated after a fire broke out at Wakefield Cathedral.

Crews from Wakefield and Ossett fire stations were called to the city centre building just before noon.

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Fire at Wakefield Cathedral

The blaze triggered an alarm and those inside were evacuated.

A spokesman said the fire is believed to have started in the air system of the Cathedral organ.

No one was injured in the blaze.

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