CREWS are attending a fire at a disused sports centre in Bradford this afternoon.
Reports of a fire at Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Bradford have been made with smoke seen coming out of the building.
Crews from Odsal, Fairweather Green and Cleckheaton were called to the incident at 4.09pm today and they all remain at the scene.
The blaze is on the ground floor of the centre, with five per cent of the building involved in the fire, a West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesman confirmed.
Two breathing appartus and a large jet are in use at the scene. A technical rescue unit from Cleckheaton Fire Station has also been deployed.
A witness told the Telegraph & Argus they saw three fire engines and fast response vehicle at the scene. They added that the smoke was getting worse from the pool side of the building.
The Richard Dunn Sports Centre was built in 1974 and shut its doors in November 2019 – coinciding with the opening of the nearby £17.5m Sedbergh Leisure Centre complex.
The centre, named after the boxer Richard Dunn who faced Muhammad Ali in 1976, was given listed status by Historic England in 2022.
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