Pub evacuated due to shops blaze
A PUB was evacuated as firefighters tackled a blaze at nearby shops on Friday afternoon.
The alarm was raised shortly before 2pm and five engines were at Bank Street, Mexborough, during the height of the incident.
A fire service spokesman said: “The fire was in the roof space of two empty shops. We had to evacuate a pub close to the fire but no one has been hurt.”
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The crews, from Dearne, Rotherham and Central stations, had the blaze under control by around 4pm.