Maltby club fire being treated as arson

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue was called to Muglet Lane at 5.40pm last night to tackle the blaze at the former Stute club – Maltby Miners’ Welfare Institute.

Crews from Maltby, Aston Park and Edlington stations and a turntable ladder from Parkway attended the scene.

A spokesman said: “Upon arrival, firefighters found the derelict building well alight and spent several hours tackling the fire from different angles – including from above using the turntable ladder.

“The fire was out by 11.30pm and is thought to have been started deliberately.”