The ground floor of a terrace house was left uninhabitable after a fire raged through the property.

Fire crews from Bradford, Idle and Stanningley arrived at the scene in a four pump incident in Wellands Terrace, Bradford Moor, Bradford, at 10.30pm yesterday Smoke was pouring from the downstairs windows when they arrived and the fire was well alight. There were no residents in the house at the time.

The flames took 15 minutes to control. A spokesman for Bradford fire station said the cause was unknown and under investigation.