The blaze in Leeds broke out just before 8pm and has engulfed the top three floors of the building near Millennium Square, say fire fighters. Read more:
Fire has broken out in a building in central Leeds, as shown by this video by Twitter user @mediajoshgThe fire broke out on the top floors of a derelict high-rise building in Cookridge Street, near the city's Millennium Square, at about 19:50 BST.Ten fire engines are working to extinguish the blaze and a safety cordon has been put in place as the fire service said the structure is "potentially unsafe".
"Whatever it was that was on fire it looked like it was the top part that was on fire, the bottom part looked pretty intact."Nobody appeared to be in any danger as far as I could tell." West Yorkshire Fire Service said the police, ambulance service and a specialist response team are also on the scene.It's a busy Saturday night in central Leeds, with the nearby 02 Academy bustling with people for the annual Live at Leeds music festival.
Millennium Square has been taken over by fire engines, with police tape blocking off several streets. The area smells strongly of burning plastics, with a hose on an aerial platform dousing flames in a building next to Leeds City Museum.
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