Heckmondwike water plant blaze tackled
A blaze at a water treatment works in West Yorkshire has been brought under control by firefighters.
A large amount of plastic in a disused tank caught fire at the Yorkshire Water plant on Smithies Lane, Heckmondwike, at about 19:00 BST on Wednesday.
Five crews dealt with the fire, which caused traffic disruption.
A fire service spokesman said it had received a large amount of 999 calls from people who had seen a plume of black smoke in the sky.
13 Jun 2013
- From the section Leeds & West Yorkshire