Parkgate nursing home evacuated

RESIDENTS in a nursing home were evacuated after a derelict house caught fire on Monday (May 26) morning.

Fire officers fought the blaze for six hours at Rawmarsh Hill on Parkgate, Rotherham.

The 20 metre by 40 metre building was next to the nursing home and its residents were moved as a precaution.

Three fire crews arrived at 2.30am.

There were no injuries.