Watch brave firefighters tackle blaze in Halifax as huge explosion is heard in town centre

Dramatic footage has been captured of firefighters tackling a blaze at workshop in Halifax town centre this afternoon.
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Darren Dunne took these video clips of fire crews trying to get the blaze under control at 2.10pm today (Wednesday).

Posting on Twitter he said: " West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service doing a brilliant job tackling an aggressive fire in Halifax town centre just now. Brave people.

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The incident happened at a garage workshop off New Road this afternoon at 1.30pm.

Appliances from Halifax, Illingworth, Rastrick, Odsal and an aerial unit from Huddersfield are in attendance.

A spokesperson for West Yorkhisre Fire and Rescue said the fhas taken over a 10m x 10m, section of a two storey building.

The incident has been sectorised with two breathing apparatus, two large jets, one hose reel and one fog spike in use.

Witness reports say they heard a explosion before the fire took over the building.