Crew battles Rotherham grass fire

FIREFIGHTERS were called out after arsonists struck on grassland off Herringthorpe Valley Road.

Crews from Rotherham station attended at about 3pm on Saturday and were there for more than two hours.

They used beaters to put out the flames. A fire service spokeswoman confirmed the blaze had been started deliberately.

Later, they were called when a skip was set on fire at Town Street, Canklow. There was an accidental fire at another skip in Carlisle Street, Rotherham town centre, on Sunday evening.

Firefighters also attended a Land Rover Discovery, which had been set alight on Cortworth Lane shortly before midnight on Sunday.