Update: Fire at Thurnscoe pub 'started in tap room'
A DELIBERATE fire at a pub in Thurnscoe is believed to have originated in the tap room.
Three crews from Dearne, Adwick, and Cudworth stations attended the blaze at the Butcher's Arms on High Street at 9.35pm last night.
Tenants in a flat above the pub had managed to get out before the fire service arrived, said a spokeswoman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.
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Hide AdNo details about the extent of the damge were known, she said, but it is believed the fire originated in the tap room.
Police arrived at around 10.30pm following reports of an arson attack.
"No-one was injured in the fire and enquires are ongoing," said a police spokeswoman.