A FIRE engine from Cleckheaton is among 20 fighting a large fire in Wakefield this afternoon.
There are also two aerial units at the building fire in commercial building.
Dramatic fire at Speedibake in Wakefield right now.
— Mary Creagh XMP (@MaryCreaghMP) February 1, 2020
Visited the doughnut line a couple of years back.
Thoughts with staff, firefighters & police dealing with blaze. Hope all are safe. pic.twitter.com/9P78EmVdRQ
The blaze is in the Speedibake premises at Westgate Retail Park off Chald Lane, Wakefield.
Police were called to the incident at 1.30pm.
The fire is causing major disruption. A number of roads around the area are closed including the junction from Westgate onto Ings Road and this is causing traffic on surrounding routes in Wakefield City Centre.
No injuries have been reported.
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say the premises measures 80m x 80m and 75% of the ground floor is involved.
Around 140 firefighters are in attendance from around the county and crews are using six breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, four large jets and four aerial ladder platforms to tackle the blaze.
Appliances attending from Wakefield, Ossett, Normanton, Rothwell, Hunslet, Cleckheaton, Garforth, Dewsbury and Morley.
Specialist appliances and officers are also attending from around West Yorkshire.
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