Overview

• Thick black smoke has been billowing over Castle Hill since early evening as a fire burns nearby.
• The exact source and cause of the blaze remain undetermined amid ongoing efforts to locate the fire’s origin.
• Castle Hill, a scheduled ancient monument with four millennia of settlement history, sits at the centre of the incident.
• Victoria Tower, the adjacent grade II listed structure, has not caught fire but faces potential risk from the proximity of the flames.
• Yorkshire Live is maintaining a live blog to deliver real-time updates while West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service assesses the situation.