Firefighters kept busy tackling deliberate blazes in Rotherham

FIRE CREWS were kept busy by several deliberate blazes in Rotherham and the Dearne Valley last night, with grass, rubbish and a fence all set alight.

Published 5th Jul 2022, 10:15 BST

Updated 5th Jul 2022, 10:58 BST

Dearne firefighters were called to a rubbish fire on Lancaster Street, Thurnscoe, at 7.35pm.

The fire is believed to have been started deliberately. The crew left the scene at 7.50pm.

A crew from Aston station attended a small deliberate fire in woodland at 8pm on Church Lane, Aston.

They came away at 8.20pm.

Firefighters from Cudworth station were sent to a deliberate grassland fire at 9pm on Everill Gate Lane, Wombwell.

The crew came away at 10pm.

Dearne firefighters were called out to a deliberate fence fire at 11.05pm on Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe. The crew left the scene 50 minutes later.