PATIENTS and staff at a Keighley dentist had to be evacuated this afternoon (Mon November 30) due to a fire in the basement.

A compressor unit caught fire at about 2pm at the Oasis dental practice in Devonshire Street.

Fire crews from Keighley and Bingley were sent to the scene.

A Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “When we got there the fire was out but there was a lot of smoke. The staff and patients had evacuated the building.

“We used a positive pressure ventilation fan to get rid of the smoke. There was very limited fire and smoke damage. They were quite lucky.”