THE High Street A59 is closed in both directions in Starbeck as firefighters tackle a blaze in a derelict building.
Crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge and Wetherby are on the scene.
Police are urging drivers to avoid the area and there is a large amount of traffic queuing in and out of Harrogate.
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