Barbecue led to Herringthorpe shed blaze

A BARBECUE led to an early hours shed blaze in Herringthorpe on Sunday.

Firefighters from Rotherham station were at Shenstone Road for 20 minutes from 1.10am.

They found that the accidental fire had been caused by a discarded barbecue.

In Goldthorpe, a deliberate fire involving rubbish also spread to a shed on Main Street at 12.45am on Saturday.