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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. | 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, but no-one was injured. The fire is not thought to have been started deliberately. | |
| 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. |
| At its height, the smoke could be seen all around the city, with dramatic pictures being tweeted of the scene. | |
| West Yorkshire Police 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 blaze at a glass bottle manufacturing plant on Towngate Link in Cross Green Way. |