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| Bradford fire: Former mill fire 'started deliberately' | |
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| A blaze at a former mill in Bradford city centre was started deliberately, fire investigators said. | |
| The fire broke out in the basement of the four-storey building on Rebecca Street, off White Abbey Road, at about 03:40 GMT. | The fire broke out in the basement of the four-storey building on Rebecca Street, off White Abbey Road, at about 03:40 GMT. |
| It ripped through the 50m by 75m (164ft by 246ft) structure and reached the roof, with about half the site on fire at one point. | |
| It is not thought anyone was hurt, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. | It is not thought anyone was hurt, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. |
| More on this story and others in West Yorkshire | More on this story and others in West Yorkshire |
| The basement of the building was being used to store tyres, and the cause of the fire is now being investigated. | |
| At its height, 80 firefighters helped tackled the blaze. | |
| A fire service spokesman said crews managed to prevent the blaze reaching other commercial properties. | A fire service spokesman said crews managed to prevent the blaze reaching other commercial properties. |