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| Bradford mill blaze: Drummonds destroyed by fire | Bradford mill blaze: Drummonds destroyed by fire |
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| A fire that has destroyed a former mill in Bradford is still being battled by dozens of firefighters. | A fire that has destroyed a former mill in Bradford is still being battled by dozens of firefighters. |
| West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews worked through the night to contain the fire at Drummonds Mill in Manningham. | West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue crews worked through the night to contain the fire at Drummonds Mill in Manningham. |
| Ian Bitcon, of West Yorkshire Fire Service, said in his career he had not seen firefighters "work as hard as they did to try and knock this fire back". | |
| Nearby homes had to be evacuated after the basement of the building caught fire at about 11:30 GMT on Thursday. | Nearby homes had to be evacuated after the basement of the building caught fire at about 11:30 GMT on Thursday. |
| The flames spread to the roof and part of the four-storey property in Lumb Lane has now collapsed. | |
| The road is to remain closed but it is hoped to have it open again by Monday, said the fire service. | |
| About 40 firefighters are still at the scene and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. | |
| Mr Bitcon, Assistant Chief Fire Officer, said: "This fire was ferocious and the intense heat at close proximity was stifling." | |
| BBC Radio Leeds reporter Richard Edwards said the landmark building had been reduced to rubble, with debris landing in the street opposite. | BBC Radio Leeds reporter Richard Edwards said the landmark building had been reduced to rubble, with debris landing in the street opposite. |
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| About 40 firefighters remained on the scene on Friday morning but their attempts to fight the flames were being thwarted by rain and strong winds. | About 40 firefighters remained on the scene on Friday morning but their attempts to fight the flames were being thwarted by rain and strong winds. |
| Assistant chief fire officer Steve Rhodes said: "It will be burning for some time and the structure is very unstable. | Assistant chief fire officer Steve Rhodes said: "It will be burning for some time and the structure is very unstable. |
| "We have had a collapse in the building [and] the weather is making it difficult to control the water jets." | "We have had a collapse in the building [and] the weather is making it difficult to control the water jets." |
| History of the mill | History of the mill |
| At its height huge plumes of thick, black smoke could be seen above the city's skyline. | At its height huge plumes of thick, black smoke could be seen above the city's skyline. |
| People at the scene said residents "panicked" when the mill caught fire. | People at the scene said residents "panicked" when the mill caught fire. |
| Nayim Rahman, who lives opposite the mill, said: "It was havoc, the whole area was covered in black fog, you literally couldn't see down the road and there was an orange beam of light. | Nayim Rahman, who lives opposite the mill, said: "It was havoc, the whole area was covered in black fog, you literally couldn't see down the road and there was an orange beam of light. |
| "It was crazy, it was like something out of a movie." | "It was crazy, it was like something out of a movie." |
| People were removed from about 100 homes in Lumb Lane, Manningham Lane and Grosvenor Road and were taken to the Richard Dunn Sports Centre. | People were removed from about 100 homes in Lumb Lane, Manningham Lane and Grosvenor Road and were taken to the Richard Dunn Sports Centre. |
| West Yorkshire Fire Service said it was a precautionary measure due to high levels of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. | West Yorkshire Fire Service said it was a precautionary measure due to high levels of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere. |