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02
Jan
Police open investigation into Ripon city centre fire
North Yorkshire Police has begun an investigation into a fire in the centre of Ripon this afternoon (January 2).
Police were called by firefighters at 2.36pm this afternoon to assist following a blaze at an unoccupied building on North Street.
A police statement added:
"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the fire which is now under control. There are no reports of anyone coming to harm."
Officers urged anyone with information to get in touch, quoting incident NYP-02012026-0214.
Crews tackling fire on Ripon's North Street. Credit: Masham Fire Station
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log provided little information on the incident, but said firefighters were called just after 12.40pm following reports of smoke coming from a building.
Masham Fire Station said its crew, which attended alongside crews from Harrogate and Ripon, found the building was "20% alight" when firefighters arrived.
It added: "Crews used six breathing apparatus, hosereel jets and thermal imaging cameras to tackle the blaze. An aerial ladder platform was used to check for fire spread in the roof voids".
North Street was closed from Market Place West. A one-way system was put in place around the Tesco Marshall Way car park during the incident.
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