A fire has broken out in Bradford city centre tonight.

The blaze has hit a multi-storey building in the Bridge Street/Sunbridge Road area.

One onlooker said he had been told the fire had affected a building in which the upper floors had been converted into flats.

The fire, which is thought to be close to the Rimmington’s Pharmacy, is sending plumes of smoke across the city centre, including Market Street and Centenary Square.

Firefighters have been scrambled to the scene and have been using an aerial ladder platform to get closer to the flames.

Bus services are severely disrupted.

Keighley Bus Company tweeted: “We have been informed that Sunbridge Road is closed due to a fire. #the67 & #theSHUTTLE will operate normal line of route then divert via Godwin Street, Jacobs Well, Croft Street and Nelson Street to the Interchange. Return will be reverse of above.”