100 Firefighters Tackle Blaze At Peaky Blinders, Downton Abbey Filming Location

More than 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a historic mill used as a filming location for Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey.

Flames and black smoke could be seen billowing into the air above Dalton Mills in Keighley.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said 20 pumps were sent to the building just before noon.

Bradford Council said it has opened the city’s leisure centre to provide shelter for residents affected by the blaze, which has hit all of the Grade II listed building.

The fire service has told people living nearby to keep windows and doors closed, and to avoid travelling through the area because of the smoke.

The Victorian building was said to have once been the largest textile mill in Yorkshire, employing around 2,000 workers.

⚠️UPDATE | DALTON MILLS

There is a large fire service presence around the incident so please give crews space to do their job safely.

Please do not visit the area or travel into the area.

Keep doors/windows closed.

For more: https://t.co/sBWrfTQfjz pic.twitter.com/ZCLb7RrOGl

— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) March 3, 2022

It has been used as a filming location in hit BBC series Peaky Blinders, as well as The Great Train Robbery, Downton Abbey and 2016 film The Limehouse Golem, starring Bill Nighy.

⚠️Update | Dalton Mill

🚒We still have crews and specialist units tackling the Mill fire in Keighley.

100% of building involved.

Please stay away from the area.

❤️Thanks to local residents for their patience & partners for their support as we tackle this incident. pic.twitter.com/xSK8sNd6Rn

— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) March 3, 2022