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York & North Yorkshire
Arsonists are being blamed for a blaze that wrecked a disused office block in Harrogate on Friday night.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said 20 firefighters were needed to tackle the flames at the single-storey building on Harlow Moor Road.
Crews using breathing equipment worked to quell the flames but the building suffered "severe fire damage"
A fire and rescue spokesman said other parts of the building had been badly damaged by heavy smoke.
Incinerator 'arrogance' slammed
A decision to continue to back plans for a waste incinerator in North Yorkshire is "blinkered arrogance", campaigners say.
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