Fire breaks out at textile company

A blaze broke out at a textile manufacturing company in Wakefield.
Fire at Rawson factory, Portobello Road, Wakefield. Picture courtesy of James JohnsonFire at Rawson factory, Portobello Road, Wakefield. Picture courtesy of James Johnson
Fire at Rawson factory, Portobello Road, Wakefield. Picture courtesy of James Johnson

Firefighters were called to W.E Rawson at Portobello Road at around 7.40pm on Monday.

A plastic fibre machine had caught fire.

Teams and appliances from Wakefield, Ossett, Dewsbury, Normanton and Featherstone attended.

No one was injured.