FIRE crews remain at the scene of a large fire at a pub in Addingham, an incident that has closed off the village's Main Street.
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At 4.10am fire crews from a number of stations were called to reports of a fire at The Fleece.
Two men were rescued from the property and treated by ambulance crews at the scene.
Six crews from Silsden, Ilkley, Skipton and surrounding stations attended, as did an aerial appliance. Three crews and the aerial appliance remain at the scene dealing with the fire.
Main Street has been closed as the incident is being dealt with.
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Craig Minto, director of The Well Fed Pub company which owns The Fleece and has five pubs in the north of England and Scotland, was at the scene this morning.
Mr Minto, who lives in Addingham, was alerted to the fire when he was woken by one of his customers ringing him at 4.10am.
He said: "We think it was an electrical fault. A couple of the staff were in the pub - two chefs and they had to be woken up by firemen. It started at about 4am.
"Both of the barns have been gutted but the kitchen isn't too bad and the public areas are fine apart from smoke damage."
Mr Minto said they would relocate the business to The Heifer where they would be running a limited Fleece menu.
"I have no idea how long it will be until we reopen The Fleece,” he added. “We are waiting for the insurance inspector."
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