‘Dramatic’ fire put out in minutes

The fire took place in Wesley Place just after 4pm yesterday, with a crew attending from Dewsbury Fire Station shortly afterwards.

Eyewitness Ash Milnes, who also took these pictures, said: “The fire was quite large and dramatic.

“Thick black smoke could be seen all over the town – it was also encroaching on a derelict building and spreading up the wall towards the railway line, trains were reducing speed due to the visibility. Another 10 minutes and there may have been a very serious situation.”

The fire service arrived at the incident at 4.30pm, leaving the scene 10 minutes later. They said it was a controlled burning that got out of hand.