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Harrogate restaurant blaze site damped down | Harrogate restaurant blaze site damped down |
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Firefighters are damping down the site of a blaze that ravaged a restaurant and damaged flats overnight in a North Yorkshire town. | Firefighters are damping down the site of a blaze that ravaged a restaurant and damaged flats overnight in a North Yorkshire town. |
At its height 90 firefighters and 18 fire engines were at Prezzo Italian restaurant in Harrogate. | At its height 90 firefighters and 18 fire engines were at Prezzo Italian restaurant in Harrogate. |
Thirteen flats were evacuated after the fire spread from the restaurant's kitchen at about lunchtime on Tuesday. | Thirteen flats were evacuated after the fire spread from the restaurant's kitchen at about lunchtime on Tuesday. |
Now only two engines remain and structural engineers are expected to check the Albert Street site. | Now only two engines remain and structural engineers are expected to check the Albert Street site. |
'Windows turned black' | |
Chloe Hall, who was evacuated from a nearby shop, said: "There was lots of smoke and it just got bigger and bigger. | Chloe Hall, who was evacuated from a nearby shop, said: "There was lots of smoke and it just got bigger and bigger. |
"I have never seen crystal-clear windows turned black like that." | "I have never seen crystal-clear windows turned black like that." |
Lee Smith, a station manager with North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said: "There was a fire in the ducting area and it travelled through the different nooks and crannies, spaces and voids in that building. | |
"It's quite an old building, it's had lots of work done over the years and this has meant there's been lots of spaces that enabled the fire to progress." | |
Crews from across the county and West Yorkshire were called to the blaze. | Crews from across the county and West Yorkshire were called to the blaze. |
The fire is believed to have spread to four flats with several suffering smoke damage. | The fire is believed to have spread to four flats with several suffering smoke damage. |
No-one is thought to have been hurt in the fire, though some small pets are unaccounted for. | No-one is thought to have been hurt in the fire, though some small pets are unaccounted for. |
Albert Street is still closed and firefighters expect to remain at the site all day. | Albert Street is still closed and firefighters expect to remain at the site all day. |