Large blaze at Wakefield Morrisons supermarket bakery Published duration 3 July 2016

image copyright Graham Moore image caption Kenmore Road, Wakefield, is closed in both directions

About 50 firefighters have been dealing with a major blaze at a Morrisons supermarket bakery in Yorkshire.

The building is on the Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate, close to Junction 41 of the M1, West Yorkshire Police said.

Kenmore Road, Wakefield, is closed in both directions as fire crews tackle the flames.

West Yorkshire Fire Service tweeted that it had been at the fire overnight.

West Yorkshire Police said the fire is not being treated as suspicious and there were no serious injuries but a small number of members of staff were treated for smoke inhalation.

image copyright West Yorkshire Fire Service image caption Firefighters will be at the blaze overnight

Footage of the Wakefield fire has been captured by eyewitness Graham Moore.

Around 80% of the 86,000 sq ft (8,000 Sq m) building is on fire, the fire service said.

Debris is falling around half-a-mile from the site, according to some reports on Twitter.

image copyright Chris Marsay image caption Thick smoke has risen over nearby houses

image copyright West Yorkshire Police

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