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Huge fire on Leeds industrial estate Huge fire on Leeds industrial estate
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A huge fire on an industrial estate in Leeds has sent flames and a large plume of smoke up over the city.A huge fire on an industrial estate in Leeds has sent flames and a large plume of smoke up over the city.
The fire at Tradpak, a packaging and recycling firm in Albion Way in the Armley area, began at about 01:50 and is being tackled by 15 fire engines.The fire at Tradpak, a packaging and recycling firm in Albion Way in the Armley area, began at about 01:50 and is being tackled by 15 fire engines.
People in the city centre area have been warned to keep windows and doors closed because of potentially hazardous chemicals on the site.People in the city centre area have been warned to keep windows and doors closed because of potentially hazardous chemicals on the site.
West Yorkshire Police said the nearby Armley Gyratory road had been closed. Nearby roads were closed and buildings including a nightclub were evacuated.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the building was used for chemical storage and there was a large amount of chemicals and cylinders at the site. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the building, which is close to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, was used for chemical storage and there was a large amount of chemicals and cylinders at the site.
They said fire crews from across Leeds were tackling the fire.They said fire crews from across Leeds were tackling the fire.
At 05:30 BST they said they had the fire "surrounded" but expected crews to remain at the scene throughout the day.
'Really huge fire''Really huge fire'
Anja Swan, a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, said she heard explosions that sounded like thunder.Anja Swan, a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, said she heard explosions that sounded like thunder.
"I called my friend and they said they could see a fire so we had a walk down and you could see it was a huge fire. "I called my friend and they said they could see a fire so we had a walk down", she said.
"We could see massive, massive clouds of thick black smoke, just billowing out into the air. We could see this even from our house about half a mile or so away.
"There were lots of explosions and fireballs coming out."There were lots of explosions and fireballs coming out.
"There were quite a lot of people on the streets who had been evacuated from buildings."There were quite a lot of people on the streets who had been evacuated from buildings.
"It's a really huge fire." "It's a really huge fire. It was really quite scary. It was absolutely massive."
Some Twitter users said they had been in the nearby Canal Mills nightclub when it was evacuated because of the fire.
Pat Hickey wrote: "Got evacuated from Canal Mills. Leeds is on fire."
Gemma Rathbone, who lives about half a mile from the site of the fire, said she was woken up by loud bangs at about 02:30.
"They kept going so I thought I'd look on Twitter and sure enough it said there was a fire," she said.
"I got up and looked out of the window and I could see all the smoke billowing out into the air. It was really thick black smoke."
Ms Rathbone said she and her housemate drove down to the estate and the roads were already blocked off by the police but there were large numbers of people about.
"There were lots of people who had just come out of the club. It's on an industrial estate but there seemed to be a lot of people about, I don't know if it was people who were walking home from town. We were there for about an hour and taxis were pulling up and a bus stopped.
"It was just huge, absolutely massive, there was lots and lots of black smoke and there were still explosions. You could see when the fire got to a new bit of the building because there would be more explosions, it would go bang."
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