Arsonists spark two fires in South Yorkshire

By The Newsroom

Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 BST

Arsonists are being blamed for sparking two fires in South Yorkshire overnight.

They set fire to a pile of litter in Woodcroft Avenue, Grimethorpe, at 10.15pm yesterday. A crew from Cudworth Fire Station put the blaze out.

South Yorkshire firefighters.

placeholder image — South Yorkshire firefighters.

Yobs set fire to more rubbish in Bushfield Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, at 11.15pm. Dearne firefighters extinguished the fire.

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