Photographs show the aftermath of a industrial estate fire in Leeds

By Rebecca Marano
Published 26th Apr 2020, 17:00 BST
Updated 26th Apr 2020, 17:35 BST
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A fire broke out at an industrial estate in Leeds on Sunday, April 26.

It happened on the Newhold Industrial Estate in Garforth at about 12.15pm.

A shipping container caught fire.

The blaze spread slightly outside the container.

Small container fire at a waste site in Garforth. Taken by James Hardisty on Sunday, April 26.Small container fire at a waste site in Garforth. Taken by James Hardisty on Sunday, April 26.
Small container fire at a waste site in Garforth. Taken by James Hardisty on Sunday, April 26.

In total, about half of a 20 x 20 metre area was on fire.

Yorkshire Evening Post photographer James Hardisty captured the aftermath of the fire.

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His photographs show the blackened shipping container and the burned debris outside it.