Man injured in Sheffield blaze still critical in hospital

A man injured in a fire in Sheffield last weekend remains in hospital in a critical condition.
By Claire Lewis
Published 9th Feb 2021, 13:11 BST
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The elderly man, thought to be in his 70s, was brought out of a burning building on Chesterfield Road, Heeley, by firefighters deployed to the blaze on Sunday morning.

The fire started in a window shop and spread to flats above.

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Flames also spread into the roof space of the terraced row of shops and homes.

A man injured in a fire in Sheffield on Sunday remains in a critical condition todayA man injured in a fire in Sheffield on Sunday remains in a critical condition today
A man injured in a fire in Sheffield on Sunday remains in a critical condition today

An investigation into the cause of the blaze is still under way today.

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