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| Firefighters tackle Boxing Day blaze at high-rise | Firefighters tackle Boxing Day blaze at high-rise |
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| Smoke pours from top floor flat in Leeds block (Video courtesy of Moira Sexton) | |
| Fire crews tackled a blaze in a flat on the top floor of a 10-storey Leeds tower block. | Fire crews tackled a blaze in a flat on the top floor of a 10-storey Leeds tower block. |
| Emergency services were called to Alderton Heights in Moortown at 09:23 GMT after a fire broke out. | Emergency services were called to Alderton Heights in Moortown at 09:23 GMT after a fire broke out. |
| Footage showed smoke pouring from a window with large flames visible inside the flat. Onlookers reported hearing "explosion" sounds at the scene. | Footage showed smoke pouring from a window with large flames visible inside the flat. Onlookers reported hearing "explosion" sounds at the scene. |
| The fire, which was contained to one flat, had been extinguished, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed at 11:30 GMT. | The fire, which was contained to one flat, had been extinguished, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed at 11:30 GMT. |
| A person was left in the care of Yorkshire Ambulance Service, a fire service spokesperson said, with crews continuing to assist residents. | A person was left in the care of Yorkshire Ambulance Service, a fire service spokesperson said, with crews continuing to assist residents. |
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