South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
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Overnight incidents – 31/1 February

Firefighters from Elm Lane were called to Hillsborough Park, Middlewood Road, at 7.22pm. Upon arrival they found a commercial bin on fire. This was dealt with by 7.50pm and is thought to have been started deliberately.

Firefighters from Central were called to Fawcett Street, Sheffield, at 9.26pm. Upon arrival they found a public bin well alight. This was dealt with by 9.43pm and is thought to have been started deliberately.

Firefighters from Dearne were called to Northumberland Lane, Denaby Main, at 0.04am. Upon arrival they found a sofa well alight next to a house. This was dealt with by 0.24am and is thought to have been started deliberately.

Firefighters from Dearne, Edlington and Rotherham were called to The Oval, Conisbrough, at 2.22am. Upon arrival they found a kitchen fire. It is thought that this originated from a frying pan being left unattended on the hob, whilst the occupant fell asleep in the living room. One woman and a dog were rescued from the property and the lady was given treatment for smoke inhalation. This was dealt with by 3.35am.

This content was last updated on February 01st, 2022