More than 100 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a mill complex used as a film location for hit shows such as Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey. Fire crews were drafted in to tackle the inferno at Dalton Mills in Dalton Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said 20 pumps were called out just before noon. The service said the incident was being scaled back but some crews would remain overnight to damp down the blaze. More stories from across Yorkshire People living nearby were earlier told to keep windows and doors closed and to avoid travelling through the area because of the smoke. There is a police cordon in place and some roads have been closed. Nick Smith from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said nobody had been hurt in the fire. He described dealing with the blaze as “challenging”. “Internally the building has collapsed, the floor and the roof,” he said. Mr Smith said the incident was being scaled back, but firefighters would spend the night damping down the fire. Firefighters said tackling the blaze had been “challenging” as the roof and floors collapsed The fire service said appliances from neighbouring brigades were also in attendance, along with police, ambulances, Yorkshire Water and the Environment Agency. As well as Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey he said part of the site had been transformed into London’s Victorian-era East End for the 2016 film The Limehouse Golem, starring Bill Nighy. The Victorian building, constructed in 1869, was once said to be the largest textile mill in Yorkshire, employing more than 2,000 workers. It fell into disrepair before being partially restored and taken off English Heritage’s at-risk register in 2015. The complex was previously struck by a serious fire in 2011 when it was believed copper thieves set fire to the site as they tried to burn off the insulation to steal metal.
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