A coroner has called for action to be taken against a Bradford nightclub following the death of a teenager from the dance drug Ecstasy.

Bradford Coroner Roger Whittaker condemned The Mill in Thornton Road, which hosts raves.

And he told an inquest yesterday that it was inconceivable that the management was not aware of drug taking and dealing on the premises.

The hearing into the death of Andrew Hook, 19, of Highlands Avenue, Huddersfield, was told that he was at an all-night rave at The Mill in July with friends and had ingested at least seven Ecstasy tablets.

At 5am on Sunday, July 8, Mr Hook was discovered collapsed near the club. He was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary where he was found to have a temperature of 41 degrees centigrade, and died later.

A post-mortem examination found Mr Hook had died due to hyperpyrexia caused by the ingestion of MDMA (the active ingredient in Ecstasy).

Mr Hook's best friend Joseph Harley, 19, of Huddersfield, said they regularly took Ecstasy.

On the night in question Mr Hook had in his possession 20 Es' which he shared with Mr Harley and possibly one other person. They were of a type known as cherry bombs' and were of unknown strength.

Over four hours both took a tablet every half an hour. At 4am Mr Hook became incommunicative, had a temperature and was sweating. Some time later Mr Harley left the club and saw him being attended to by an ambulance crew Another witness, who was 15 at the time, told the inquest that someone she knew had been discovered with pills by doorstaff and was merely told to restrict the number to four.

Recording a verdict that Mr Hook died from abuse of drugs, Mr Whittaker said: "It is clear from the evidence that the majority of people at the event were using E as a means of enhancing their experience, seemingly oblivious to the dangers. This drug is no respecter of persons and I take the view that anybody can die if they have taken E regardless of quantity. Andrew was a healthy 19-year-old who died totally unnecessarily due to the use of these tablets."

He added: "I am horrified looking at the pictures of the Mill. The premises are disgusting. It must be common knowledge that this was where young people congregated to take Ecstasy. I am going to make a report to the licensing authority because I believe places like this should not exist without controls."

No-one at The Mill was available for comment.

A Bradford Council spokesman said: "Responsible authorities such as the police, the fire service and environmental health have a right to ask for a review of any licences where they have concerns. If an application for a review were received this would be given due consideration at a hearing of the licensing committee."