Local fire services have revealed that one of the largest fires Bradford has experienced within the past year was likely caused by faulty electrics.
Earlier this year, on June 7, crews from all over West Yorkshire raced to take on a blaze in Bradford’s Manningham. The early morning fire began at a wholesale food distributor’s premises based on Thorncliffe Road.
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The incident in Manningham saw 62 firefighters onsite before the blaze was extinguished and under control, with engines coming from Killingbeck, Bingley, Fairweather Green, Cookridge, Odsal and Stanningley. The large-scale fire led to several road closures, along with many local nurseries and schools forced to close. Additionally, some of the damaged buildings were beyond saving and needed to be pulled down for the safety of the public.
Many months later, a report has finally been issued to the West Yorkshire Fire Authority, and it states that the most probable cause of the Thorncliffe Road blaze is believed to be an electrical appliance that contained a fault.
