Eight fire crews from across Wakefield called to blaze in a derelict building in Castleford after people were thought to be stuck inside

Firefighters and police attended a blaze at Wheldale Court, a derelict building just off Stansfield Close, in the Airedale area of the town, yesterday (Tuesday) following multiple calls from concerned members of the public.

But upon inspection, all people were accounted for and the blaze was restricted to the bottom floor of the property and was swiftly put out.

A total of 30 firefighters from Castleford, Pontefract and Normanton dealt with the incident on February 28.

A West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “Just before 6pm yesterday we received multiple calls about a property fire in Wheldale Court, Castleford.

“Due to the amount of calls we received, and because there were people believed to be inside the property, we sent eight crews from across the service including Castleford, Pontefract and Normanton.

“Crews used two hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze, which was on the ground floor of the property. Just after 6.15pm the incident was scaled back to four crews and by 6:40pm all persons were accounted for and it was confirmed the fire was out.

“The incident was then handed over to West Yorkshire Police who were also at the scene.”