{"id":3798,"date":"2022-03-04T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/04\/keighley-mill-fire-five-arrested-over-peaky-blinders-location-blaze\/"},"modified":"2022-03-04T13:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:27:02","slug":"keighley-mill-fire-five-arrested-over-peaky-blinders-location-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/04\/keighley-mill-fire-five-arrested-over-peaky-blinders-location-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Keighley mill fire: Five arrested over Peaky Blinders location blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Five people have been arrested over a suspected arson attack which gutted a mill used to film scenes for Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A huge blaze engulfed the historic Dalton Mills complex in Keighley, West Yorkshire, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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No-one was inside the building, in Dalton Lane, at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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West Yorkshire Police said five suspects were in custody for questioning. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the height of the blaze, which started at about midday, 120 firefighters were at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Two fire crews remained for damping down on Friday morning, with about 10 firefighters continuing to throw water on the site to prevent the fire from re-igniting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said a multi-agency inquiry was due to start later. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Police are appealing to anyone who may have seen anything suspicious in the area between 11:30 GMT and midday to contact them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Officers are also looking for drivers who may have dashcam footage from the scene to come forward. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    On Thursday, people living near the scene were told to keep windows and doors closed and to avoid travelling through the area due to plumes of smoke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Resident David Bradbury said he was “sad to see” the building, which had been empty, go up in flames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Another eyewitness, Gary Coates, said he saw “flames coming from the bottom floor of the mill” as the inferno took hold of the mill “within minutes”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The mill had been used for a number of film and television productions in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Richard Knight, from Screen Yorkshire, described it as “a destination in its own right”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The building, built in 1869, was once the largest textile mill in Yorkshire, employing more than 2,000 workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    It was struck by a serious fire in 2011, when it was believed copper thieves set fire to the site as they tried to burn off insulation to steal metal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The complex fell into disrepair before being partially restored and taken off English Heritage’s at-risk register in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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