BBC Local Live: Leicestershire on Thursday 9 February 2017

Summary

Huge fire at derelict building on St John Street
Man sentenced for Kayleigh Haywood grooming
Petition to save children's heart unit going to Downing Street
School lollipop lady celebrating 40 years
Leicester City beat Derby County 3-1 in FA Cup
Updates for Thursday 9 February 2017.

Live Reporting

Amy Woodfield

Power cut in Barrowpublished at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
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Ndidi and Gray bring the 'spark'published at 09:31 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton winger on BBC Radio 5 live
I think Leicester's win could spark their season.
We were looking where the spark was going to come from. Demarai Gray provided it for the opener and then [Wilfred] Ndidi and Gray scored those great goals.
Can Gray get more game time? Can he play more central?
Watch: East Midlands weatherpublished at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Charlie Slater
BBC Weather presenter
Watch: Ndidi's strike puts Leicester in frontpublished at 09:30 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Sport
This was Ndidi's wonder strike that put Leicester ahead last night...
Watch: Leicester City 3-1 Derby Countypublished at 09:14 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Sport
If you missed the match last night here are the highlights...
Latest Leicestershire headlinespublished at 09:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
- Firefighters are damping down at the scene of large fire at an industrial building in central Leicester
- Campaigners are handing in a petition at Downing Street in a bid to save save children's heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital
- Claudio Ranieri believes last night's win over Derby will lift his players ahead of Sunday's match against Swansea
Cause of fire to be investigatedpublished at 09:10 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
An update on the fire service website says crews are now damping down "hot spots" and that electricity boards are not being used due to "potential building collapse".
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
They've said police are at the scene sorting out site security and a fire investigation will take place today.
People sleeping rough in buildingpublished at 08:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Matthew Cane has said they don't know yet what caused the fire but they are working with the police to investigate it.
He said the building is empty but there has been evidence of people sleeping inside before.
Because of this they were concerned people could be involved but he said so far there is no evidence of that.
Fire service on building firepublished at 08:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
This is Matthew Cane from the fire service - he told me they were called to the building fire at about 02:30 this morning.
He said when they arrived the building was "well alight" and the fire was of "such intensity" it was spreading to a building on the opposite side of the road and cars parked at the front.
He said about 35 cars parked in a compound have been "severely damaged" but around 60 have been saved.
At the scene of the firepublished at 08:52 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Helen McCarthy
BBC Radio Leicester Reporter
It's just beginning to get light here down at Friday Street on the junction with Watling Street.
I can just see the outline of the building that's been damaged by the fire - it looks very dramatic.
Some of the fire engines are leaving at the moment and police tape is being taken down.
Why heart surgery is at riskpublished at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Tim Parker
BBC Radio Leicester Political Reporter
This is the latest in a series of reviews dating back to the late 1990s following high death rates from children's heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary.
Inquiries following that suggested having fewer centres providing this highly specialised surgery - a theme that's run through several reviews since.
Hospitals have said they've cut the number of units doing this work - but without implementing all the recommendations from previous reviews. NHS England has said it's now high time this happened and have set exacting standards for all centres to meet.
Glenfield campaigners head to Londonpublished at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
In other news this morning - a group of people are travelling from Leicester to Downing Street to hand in a petition calling to save children's heart surgery at Glenfield Hospital.
About 129,000 people have signed the petition.
Police warning to drivers heading to the citypublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Police have tweeted , externalto ask drivers to be "patient" with delays caused by the fire...
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Local worker comments on firepublished at 08:15 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Kelvin Smith works near the scene of the fire and told BBC Radio Leicester: "It seems to be very abandoned. Not many people work there. I never see people going in or out of there so I'm not sure what could have caused this fire."
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Travel: M1 hard shoulder closedpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
BBC Travel
The M1 hard shoulder is closed on the entry slip road and there's slow traffic northbound at J21 (Leicester).
It's because of an accident.
Cars saved from firepublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The fire service tweeted to say they have managed to save about 60 motor vehicles stored near the fire.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Cars damaged in derelict building firepublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Neil Heath
BBC News Online
Up to 12 cars have been damaged during a large fire at a derelict industrial building in Leicester.
A number of roads have also been closed in the city centre as a result of the blaze which started in St John Street in the early hours of this morning.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue
About 45 firefighters tackled the flames which spread to another building and caused damage to the nearby Volkswagen car dealership.
It is not yet clear if anyone was inside the building which has since partially collapsed.
The fire has now been contained.
Building fire closes roadpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The fire has closed off Friday Street in both directions between St Margaret's Way and Craven Street.
St Margaret's Way is NOT closed.
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire service fighting firepublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
The fire is on St John Street (behind St Margaret's Church) - this was what it looked like at about 04:00...
Image source, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
At about 05:30 the fire service said "good progress" had been made with firefighting.
Then at 06:00 they said they would be "scaling down" soon.
Watch: Fire on St John Streetpublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2017
Amy Woodfield
BBC Local Live
Fire crews are tackling this building fire in Leicester...
There are also thought to be about 20 cars involved.