Firefighters are this morning still at the scene of a huge fire which caused damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of pounds to an industrial building near Bradford.

The fire broke out at around noon yesterday at Thorn Tree Farm, in Bowl Shaw Lane, Northowram. At its height, ten fire appliances were in attendance, including crews from Bradford.

A West Yorkshire Fire Service spokesman said this morning that one fire crew was still damping down at the scene.

She said the cause is under investigation and has not yet been established.

The building contained up to 50 lorries and there was also liquid petroleum gas, acetylene and diesel inside.

At the height of the fire a huge cloud of thick, black smoke could be seen for miles around.

At 6.45pm today, Dave Teggart of West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said: "The fire is now effectively dealt with, but we will be here for the rest of the night and into tomorrow to ensure everything is under control.

"In total there's about 40 to 50 vehicles, mostly HGVs, and you're looking at estimated damage in the hundreds of thousands of pounds.

"Crews from Cleckheaton, Bradford, Odsal, Illingworth and Rastrick have been here, and three appliances and about 15 to 20 staff will be here through the night.

"The Environment Agency was on site looking at the potential effects it could have on the surrounding countryside, as a lot of diesel petrol and some solvents could be running into the surrounding area and water supplies."

One neighbour, Lucy Keegan, of Pepperhill, said: "We live at the bottom of the road, and our house was just engulfed in smoke.

"Our daughters were playing outside and can running in saying it was foggy, and we looked out and it was so smoky, it was like a zombie apocalypse or fog in the middle of winter.

"It didn't clear for about three hours, we've lived here for 30 years and I've never seen anything like that before."

Workers from Northern Powergrid and Yorkshire Water are also at the scene.

A Northern Powergrid worker said checks were being made on a nearby power line to see if it had been damaged.