Shed and grassland fires over Easter weekend

GRASSLAND was deliberately set on fire and a bonfire spread to a nearby shed on Good Friday.

A fire crew from Rotherham station attended the shed fire on Far Crescent, East Dene, at 7.50pm. 

"It was reported a bonfire that was alight had spread to the shed," said a spokeswoman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.

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A crew from Tankersley station attended a large grassland blaze in Eldertree Road, Thorpe Hesley, at 9pm which destroyed trees and scrubland.

"The crew left the area at 10pm and the cause was deliberate," she added.

 

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