Arsonists strike over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend

ARSONISTS were at work in Rotherham during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as firefighters had to attend three deliberate blazes.

By Roland Sebestyen

Published 19th Apr 2022, 13:50 BST

Updated 19th Apr 2022, 13:57 BST

A car was deliberately set on fire on High Street, Conisbrough, Doncaster at 5.05am on Saturday.

Firefighters from Edlington station attended the incident. They left 20 minutes later.

A crew was called out on Saffron Drive, Balby, after a shed and fence were accidentally on fire at 12.10pm the same day.

They left the scene at 1.15pm.

Tankersley firefighters attended a deliberate fire involving grassland on Meadowfield Drive, Hoyland, at 3.15pm on Saturday. The crew came away at 4.45pm.

Maltby firefighters attended a deliberate fire involving conifers on Ryton Close, Maltby, at 2.35pm on Sunday. The crew left the scene at 3.15pm.