Dozens of firefighters are battling a huge blaze that broke out at a 19th century mill used as a film location for popular TV shows such as Downton Abbey and Peaky Blinders.
Dramatic photos show 100 firefighters at the scene of a raging inferno that ripped through the historic Dalton Mills in the bustling market town of Keighley, West Yorkshire.
Huge flames and thick plumes of black smoke can be seen ripping through the entire brick building as fire crews battle to get the fire under control.  
Footage taken at the scene shows flames had already broken through the Grade-II building's roof by the afternoon and was rising over nearby houses and businesses. 
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said 20 pumps had been called out to the scene in Keighley, West Yorks, just before midday on Thursday.
The emergency services have advised residents to keep their windows closed and have shut nearby roads.

















 Huge flames and thick plumes of black smoke can be seen ripping through the building as fire crews battle to get the fire under control

This afternoon Bradford Council said they would open Keighley's leisure centre to provide shelter for any affected residents. 
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service tweeted about the fire on Thursday, saying: 'Emergency services are currently in attendance at a large fire on Dalton Lane, Keighley.
'Police are assisting the fire service and urge local residents to keep doors and windows shut.
'Road closures are currently in place, please avoid the area.'
Robbie Moore, the Conservative MP for Keighley, tweeted: 'Extremely concerning ongoing scenes at Dalton Mills in Keighley. 
'Hoping everyone is safe during this horrific incident.

Huge thanks to emergency services for getting to scene so quickly.'





Dalton Mills was used as a filming location for the first season of the hit British gangster TV show Peaky Blinders (pictured above)





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Photographers pictured the historic  interior of the 19th century Dalton Mills (above) prior to Thursday's blaze






Dalton Mills fell into disrepair and was closed in the 1990s, before being partially restored and removed from English Heritage's at-risk register in 2015.

Dalton Mills fell into disrepair and was closed in the 1990s, before being partially restored and removed from English Heritage's at-risk register in 2015. 
An urban explorer behind the Facebook page Lost Places and Forgotten Faces documented the site and captured images of Dalton Mills in August 2020.
He said: 'I'd had my eye on exploring Dalton Mills for a while as I had visited Keighley many times as a child and had seen the huge and historic mill from the outside many times.
'I finally managed to have a look inside the mill, and explore the huge open floors and workshops steeped in history.
'The basement has been converted into a movie set, where I found relics from the film The Lighthouse Golem, which was filmed there.
'Scenes from one of my favourite TV shows, Peaky Blinders, was also filmed there.
'I'm so sad to learn about the current situation with Dalton Mills.

I am the only explorer who was able to properly explore and document this historic Yorkshire building.
'It still remains one of my all time favourite explores. I really hope the authorities can get to the bottom of what happened, and hopefully the mill, and the history, can in some way be salvaged.'