Leeds fire

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has said that 10 fire engines are currently at the scene in Cookridge Street as the top three floors of the building ...

The Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) is also in attendance. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has said that 10 fire engines are currently at the scene in Cookridge Street as the top three floors of the building remain alight. Worried onlookers have captured a huge fire in Leeds on camera.

Explosions have been heard in the city centre of Leeds after a massive fire broke out near Millennium Square. The fire reported online and by The Mirror.

Emergency services have, however, not given any indication of what may have caused the fire. One bystander tweeted: “Massive fire in Leeds this eve at the old City Council building near the museum. They said: “There’s a building on fire further down Great George Street that emergency services have responded to. Suggestions are that the old city council building in the vicinity of the museum is on fire. Witnesses to the event say that multiple floors of the building are on fire and that a number of fire crews are on site trying to bring the flames under control. Explosions have been heard in the city centre of Leeds after a massive fire broke out near Millennium Square.

A total of ten fire crews from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service battled the fire at its height, although that was reduced to two crews by the following ...

Pictures from freelance photographer Mark Bickerdike also show the scale of the blaze at its height. The fire broke out at the Leonardo Building shortly before 8pm on October 15. Yorkshire Ambulance Service were also at the scene, although it is not thought that anyone was injured.

These pictures and videos show the aftermath of the devastating fire at a disused building in Leeds city centre.

Pictures from freelance photographer Mark Bickerdike also show the scale of the blaze at its height. The fire broke out at the Leonardo Building shortly before 8pm on October 15. [Yorkshire Ambulance Service](/topic/yorkshire-ambulance-service) were also at the scene, although it is not thought that anyone was injured.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the fire at the Leonardo Building in Cookridge Street at around 7.45pm on Saturday night.

Others have written about their sadness over a piece of the city’s history being destroyed. Our reporter Abi Whistance has had confirmation from the emergency services that the fire is now completely out. There’s no immediate signs of the metal fencing blocking off part of Cookridge Street being taken down at the stage. Journalist Saloni Mathur has shared these images from the scene this morning. These pictures and videos show the aftermath of the devastating fire at a disused building in Leeds city centre. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the fire at the Leonardo Building in Cookridge Street at around 7.45pm on Saturday night.