Rogue firework sparks New Year blaze
A FAMILY’S New Year celebrations went off with a bang when the fire service had to be called to deal with a rogue firework.
As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service was called to a property on Wilson Street, Wombwell, where a firework shot into a neighbouring garden and set alight some old carpet that had been left outside.
A fire service spokeswoman said a crew from Barnsley station was at the scene for 30 minutes and no-one was injured.
There were no other major fire incidents in Rotherham over the Bank Holiday period.