Fire crews from across West Yorkshire attended a blaze at the former Armley Conservative Club building yesterday (Wednesday, 25 September).
Ten crews attended the blaze at the disused building, off Theaker Lane in Armley, which started at around 8.40pm. An aerial appliance also tackled the fire.
West Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service are also in attendance.
A West Yorkshire Fire Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 8.42pm yesterday to a derelict building fire at Theaker Lane, Armley. This was a two-storey building 40 metres x 20 metres, 25 % of building involved in fire.
“At its height 10 crews were in attendance (Leeds x2, Stanningley, Hunslet x 2, Cookridge, Bradford, Moortown, Killingbeck x 2, Wakefield (Aerial), Bingley (Aerial support) and Dewsbury (Command support).
“Crews used breathing apparatus, hose reel jets and a large jet to extinguish the fire.
“No reports of any injuries on our log, all persons accounted for.”
WLD reported in July that plans to convert the site into housing had been refused by council planners. Eleven terraced houses would have been built off Theaker Lane as part of the proposals, which were first submitted in 2022.
Read more of WLD’s coverage of Armley Conservative Club here.