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| Leeds fire: Blaze sends black smoke over city | Leeds fire: Blaze sends black smoke over city |
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| A fire broke out in an old factory in the centre of Leeds, sending black smoke over the city. | A fire broke out in an old factory in the centre of Leeds, sending black smoke over the city. |
| The blaze started in disused buildings near Whitehall Road, Holbeck, West Yorkshire Fire Service said. | The blaze started in disused buildings near Whitehall Road, Holbeck, West Yorkshire Fire Service said. |
| Ten fire engines were sent to the scene at 12:42 BST and began damping down at about 14:00 BST. | |
| There are believed to have been four people inside the building at the time, but no-one has been injured. The cause of the fire is not yet known. | There are believed to have been four people inside the building at the time, but no-one has been injured. The cause of the fire is not yet known. |
| For more on this story follow BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire. | For more on this story follow BBC Local Live: Leeds and West Yorkshire. |
| The smoke can be seen all around the city, with dramatic pictures being tweeted of the scene. | The smoke can be seen all around the city, with dramatic pictures being tweeted of the scene. |
| West Yorkshire Police have set up a safety cordon around the site, which is about half a mile south of Leeds railway station. | West Yorkshire Police have set up a safety cordon around the site, which is about half a mile south of Leeds railway station. |
| It was the second large fire in Leeds on Friday - the first was atblaze at a glass bottle manufacturing plant on Towngate Link in Cross Green Way. |