Maltby building hit by arson attack

A FIRE was deliberately started at a derelict building on Monday night (January 6).

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue attended the incident in Maltby at a disused picture house on Tickhill Road at 10.20pm.

A spokeswoman for the SYFR said wooden timber inside the former theatre, which has no roof, was deliberately set on fire.

A crew from Maltby fire station were in attendance for around half an hour and used a hose reel to put out the fire.