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Big Mill, in Leek, is on fire
Multiple fire crews are at the scene of a major building blaze tonight. They have been dispatched to Big Mill, on Mill Street, in Leek.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging the public to ‘completely avoid the area’.
A fire service spokesman said: “We have multiple crews in attendance at an incident at the Big Mill, Mill Street, Leek, where we are responding to a building fully alight. Please completely avoid the surrounding area.”
StokeonTrentLive is also awaiting statements from Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council following tonight’s fire. Ant witnesses can call the police on 101.
A council report last year revealed that the Grade-II listed Big Mill remained unoccupied. It has planning permission for 34 flats.
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