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| Bradford mill fire sparks evacuations | Bradford mill fire sparks evacuations |
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| Homes in part of Bradford have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a former mill in the city. | Homes in part of Bradford have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a former mill in the city. |
| The blaze at Drummonds Mill, on Lumb Lane in Manningham, is being tackled by around 100 firefighters. | The blaze at Drummonds Mill, on Lumb Lane in Manningham, is being tackled by around 100 firefighters. |
| It began before 11:30 GMT in the basement of the four-storey building which is currently used for storage. | It began before 11:30 GMT in the basement of the four-storey building which is currently used for storage. |
| West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the evacuations were a precautionary measure due to high levels of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the evacuations were a precautionary measure due to high levels of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. |
| People were removed from around 100 homes in Lumb Lane, Manningham Lane and Grosvenor Road and were taken to the Richard Dunn Sports Centre. | |
| The fire service has urged people in Manningham, about a mile north of the city centre, to keep their doors and windows closed. | The fire service has urged people in Manningham, about a mile north of the city centre, to keep their doors and windows closed. |
| Acting chief fire officer Dave Walton said conditions were extremely difficult: "It is tremendously hot in there so crews are working hard to get to the fire. | Acting chief fire officer Dave Walton said conditions were extremely difficult: "It is tremendously hot in there so crews are working hard to get to the fire. |
| "It is very thick smoke and intensely hot and very difficult to get to the fire to get water on to it. | "It is very thick smoke and intensely hot and very difficult to get to the fire to get water on to it. |
| "Because of how hard the crews are working in the basement, we are having to recycle them very, very quickly. | "Because of how hard the crews are working in the basement, we are having to recycle them very, very quickly. |
| "They are working in 20-minute sections with the breathing apparatus and then they need relieving by another crew." | "They are working in 20-minute sections with the breathing apparatus and then they need relieving by another crew." |
| Mr Walton said it was too early to identify what had caused the blaze. | Mr Walton said it was too early to identify what had caused the blaze. |
| BBC Look North's Heidi Tomlinson, who is at the scene, said a concrete ceiling in the basement was "intensifying" the heat, making it difficult for firefighters to tackle the source of the fire. | BBC Look North's Heidi Tomlinson, who is at the scene, said a concrete ceiling in the basement was "intensifying" the heat, making it difficult for firefighters to tackle the source of the fire. |
| The fire service said the flames spread from the basement to parts of the roof and the priority was to prevent them reaching neighbouring buildings. | The fire service said the flames spread from the basement to parts of the roof and the priority was to prevent them reaching neighbouring buildings. |
| Dan Lane, who works in the centre of Bradford, told the BBC it was one of the largest blazes he has seen in the city: "I am about a mile away and we have a great view. | Dan Lane, who works in the centre of Bradford, told the BBC it was one of the largest blazes he has seen in the city: "I am about a mile away and we have a great view. |
| "There is a huge orange glow and massive plume of black cloud right across the centre of Bradford. It is hard to describe just how enormous it is." | "There is a huge orange glow and massive plume of black cloud right across the centre of Bradford. It is hard to describe just how enormous it is." |