MARCH 1975 fire had gutted the carpet warehouse of Sharp's Floor Furnishers based in John Street Market, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage and putting a halt to the morning trade. Not only had the blaze caused major disruptions for stallholders but the thick black smoke had brought traffic in Rawson Road and Northgate areas to a standstill.
Overall the blaze had taken the fire brigade an hour and a-half to bring under control with dense smoke still pouring from the building due to the large stock of linoleum stored at the warehouse.
While police sealed off roads in the immediate area, due to a drifting cloud of smoke, cars were still allowed to park on the upper levels of the multi-story car park directly above the warehouse building.
Unfortunately, that was not the only Bradford city centre blaze that week. Fire had also swept through a five-story building in Ivegate.
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