Fire sweeps through Huddersfield mill

AT LEAST eight fire crews from across West Yorkshire have been called to fight a blaze at a mill in Huddersfield.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Mar 2016, 15:26 BST

Updated 16th Mar 2016, 15:31 BST

Picture of the Milnsbridge mill fire tweeted by Boultons estate agents

The fire, which has sent palls of black smoke into the sky above Milnsbridge, is on a unit at the Britannia Mills Trading Estate. At the height of the blaze, with more than 40 firefighters were at the scene, the roof of the building dramatically collapsed.

The flames are now said to be exinguished, but crerws remain on the scene damping down.

West Yorkshire Fire Service said crews have used water from the nearby canal to tackle the fire.

The blaze comes after the four-storey Drummonds Mill in Lumb Lane, Bradford was destroyed by fire in January.