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Shoots on ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ will suffer greatly in the coming days as a massive fire broke out at Dalton Mills in the West Yorkshire factory. The place is used in both the shows for filming. 

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The news of fire was confirmed by the West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service. They posted on their website: “We currently have fire engines & specialist units in attendance at a fire at Dalton Mills, Keighley. There is a lot of smoke in the area & residents are advised to keep doors/windows closed. Please avoid travelling through the area.”

“We have 20+ appliances in attendance at a fire in Dalton Mill in Keighley. 100% of building involved in fire. Hose reel jets & aerial ladder platform in use. Appliances from neighbouring brigades are also in attendance. Partner agencies in attendance – Police, Ambulance, Yorkshire Water and Environment Agency.”

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Screen Yorkshire executive Richard Knight described the fire as “a sad loss to the Yorkshire film-making landscape. It’s one of those amazing locations that is like a destination in its own right. It’s got the kind of provenance and scale that could attract film-makers from far and wide.”

Dalton Mills is a prime shooting location listed on the Screen Yorkshire website. It was once the largest textile mill in Yorkshire, employing over 2000 workers, built by Joseph Craven in 1869.

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Apart from Peaky Blinders and Downtown, BBC dramas like ‘The Great Train Robbery’, ‘Gunpowder’ and ‘To Walk Invisible’ have also shot at the location.