Scores of firefighters battle Dewsbury house fire

Teams from 12 fire stations tackled a house fire in Ravensthorpe today.

They were called to the blaze on Queen Street just after midnight.

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Teams from 12 fire stations were needed

There have been reports that several people were taken to hospital.

Crews from Dewsbury, Cleckheaton, Bradford, Rastrick, Ossett, Mirfield, Huddersfield, Featherstone, Otley, Morley, Hunslet and Killingbeck were needed to put the fire, along with a combined aerial rescue platform from Wakefield.

Firefighters from Odsal and Illingworth were still there at 8am today with an aerial ladder platform from Bradford.

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