A huge fire has erupted on thousands of scrap tyres, filling the sky with black smoke and flames.
Trains have been cancelled and roads closed in Bradford after the fire broke out just before 4.30am.
Dramatic images show smoke and flames billowing across the city’s skyline as more than 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Upper Castle Street.
Fifteen fire engines from across the county and two aerial platforms were deployed to the scene, about a mile south of the city.
Residents were warned to keep windows and doors shut ‘due to the large amount of smoke’.
‘We’re also asking people to please avoid travelling through this area. All persons are accounted for,’ a fire crew spokesman said.
He said police had closed a number of roads in the area and ‘train services running through the Bradford Interchange station have been cancelled or diverted’.
Northern Rail said on Twitter: ‘Due to a fire on property near the railway at Bradford Interchange all lines are blocked.
‘Train services running through this station have been cancelled or diverted. Disruption is expected until 9am.’
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