A huge blaze ripped through the site of a proposed supermarket in Slaithwaite this evening.
More than 50 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a Colne Mills in the centre of the village since about 8.30pm.
The mill off Britannia Road is earmarked for a new Aldi food store.
The German retailer was planning to demolish the buildings to make way for a 16,000 sq ft supermarket.
The blaze began at about 8.30pm and smoke soon spread across the whole village.
Police set up a cordon and hundreds of onlookers gathered to watch the mill go up in flames.
No-one is believed to have been injured in the fire.
Mark Schofield, who had been drinking in the nearby wine bar, said: "The fire had been burning for about 20 minutes before the fire brigade got here.
"We just stood there and watched it get bigger and bigger."
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