Rubbish and two cars set alight in Goldthorpe and Sprotbrough

Firefighters from Dearne station were called to a rubbish fire on Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe at 8.30pm last night and left the scene after 25 minutes.

A crew from Edlington station attended a car fire on Cotswold Drive, Sprotbrough at 5.20am this morning.

The fire had spread to a garage and set a second car alight, said a spokeswoman from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, and the fire crew left the area at 6.30am.

Both fire incidents were said to had been started deliberately, the spokeswoman added.