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Samuel Port

Leeds suburb covered in smoke as fire rips through wool mill

Firefighters rushed to the scene after a fire ripped through a derelict wool mill in Leeds, covering the suburb in plumes of smoke.

For miles around, homes in Morley were covered in smoke after the break out in Crank Mill, Station Road. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were quick to respond with firefighters on scene to douse the flames this morning (May 30) at about 10am.

Multiple fire engines were at the scene, with crews spraying the 18th century building with hoses and firefighters being lifted above the building in a crane. The crane was seen above an exposed part of the roof, where smoke was billowing out of.

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