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Overnight incidents 30/31 January

Firefighters from Central and Lowedges were called to reports of a house fire on Springwood Road, Sheffield, at 8.34am. Upon arrival they discovered a small fire in the front room. It had started with a home-made candle that had been left unattended. The damage was minimal and crews left at around 9pm.

Firefighters from Askern and Edlington were called to a van fire on the hard shoulder of the A1 North – between J34 and J35. The fire involved the rear wheels and was extinguished by a firefighter wearing breathing apparatus. It is believed the fire started accidentally, through overheating, and crews left at around 10pm.

Firefighters from Parkway attended a bin fire at a property on Bowden Wood Crescent, Sheffield at 11.49pm. Upon arrival they found a wheelie bin well alight. The fire started when hot ash from a wood burner was placed in the bin and there was slight damage to a wall and a window. Crews left around 0.11am.

Firefighters from Doncaster were called to a car fire on Warren Close, Intake, at 0.25am. This was a BMW, well alight, that was extinguished with a hose reel jet. It is thought the fire was started deliberately. Crews left around 0.55am.

Firefighters from Adwick were called to a rubbish fire on The Abbes Walk, Burghwallis, at 1.34am. This was a small pile of rubbish that was extinguished with a hose reel jet. It is thought the fire was started deliberately. Crews left around 2.00am.

Fire from Rotherham were called to a van fire on Beale Way, Parkgate, at 1.56am. This was a Mercedes Sprinter – containing rolls of carpet – well alight. It was dealt with using a hose reel jet and is thought to have been started deliberately. Crews left around 2.47am.

Firefighters from Elm Lane and Central were called to a fire involving two wheelie bins on Castledine Gardens, Sheffield, at 3.09am. A hose reel was used to extinguish both bins which, it is thought, had been set alight deliberately. Crews left at around 5.16am.

This content was last updated on January 31st, 2020