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Major blaze at Rawdon air conditioning factory Major blaze at Rawdon air conditioning factory
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Fifty firefighters are tackling a blaze at an air conditioning unit factory on the outskirts of Leeds. Eighty firefighters are tackling a blaze at an air conditioning unit factory on the outskirts of Leeds.
Properties close to Airedale Air Conditioning on Leeds Road in Rawdon were being evacuated. Thick smoke has been drifting across the city from the fire at Airedale Air Conditioning on Leeds Road in Rawdon.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said "a substantial blaze" had needed 10 fire engines to be sent to the site. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it was "a substantial blaze" and 15 fire engines had been sent to the site.
Roads in the area are closed and fire service officials said they were concerned about the safety of gas cylinders on the site.Roads in the area are closed and fire service officials said they were concerned about the safety of gas cylinders on the site.
The A65 New Road Side in Rawdon has been closed and traffic is queuing in both directions between the B6152 Harrogate Road junction and the A6120 Broadway junction, because of the building fire.The A65 New Road Side in Rawdon has been closed and traffic is queuing in both directions between the B6152 Harrogate Road junction and the A6120 Broadway junction, because of the building fire.
Congestion is building on the A6038 Bradford Road junction and on A658 Pool Bank New Road to the Old Pool Bank junction.Congestion is building on the A6038 Bradford Road junction and on A658 Pool Bank New Road to the Old Pool Bank junction.
Graham Branston emailed BBC News and said: "As I write, thick smoke 100ft high is still bellowing out of the works and has been for around an hour."Graham Branston emailed BBC News and said: "As I write, thick smoke 100ft high is still bellowing out of the works and has been for around an hour."
Leanne Lister tweeted: "The fire in Rawdon looks and sounds absolutely horrendous."Leanne Lister tweeted: "The fire in Rawdon looks and sounds absolutely horrendous."