Investigation finds huge blaze in Sheffield was ‘accidental’

A huge blaze in Sheffield which left a man fighting for life was accidental, an investigation has found.
By Claire Lewis
Published 10th Feb 2021, 08:11 BST
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The fire started in a window shop on Chesterfield Road, Heeley, on Sunday morning and spread to flats above.

Flames also got into the roof space of terraced row of businesses and homes.

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Emergency services were alerted to the blaze at around 10.30am on Sunday and an elderly man was found inside the burning building during a search.

An investigation has established that a fire in Heeley last weekend was accidentalAn investigation has established that a fire in Heeley last weekend was accidental
An investigation has established that a fire in Heeley last weekend was accidental

He was taken to hospital, where he was in a critical condition yesterday.

Police and firefighters launched an investigation into the cause of the blaze and the findings have now been made public.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “The cause of the fire has been recorded as accidental and was probably electrical in origin.”

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At the height of the blaze there were 40 firefighters at the scene, with crews spending most of the day there.

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