Longley Park blaze was "started deliberately," say South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
The park blaze is the latest in a series of serious Sheffield blazes in recent days
A grass fire which raged at a Sheffield park yesterday is believed to have been started deliberately, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue have said.
The blaze broke out at Longley Park in the Longley area of the city yesterday afternoon (Friday, August 7, 2026).
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue were called the incident at 1.42pm, and sent crews from Elm Lane, Rivelin and Central fire stations to tackle the blaze.
Fire crews had come away from the scene by 5.30pm.
A SYFR spokesperson has now confirmed the blaze is “believed to have been started deliberately.”
Sheffield has been hit by a series of serious blazes in recent days.
An arson attack on Wednesday afternoon left a family home in Harthill Road, Woodthorpe, completely destroyed.
There have also been fires in green spaces in Graves Park, on a green space next to Wensley Street in Wincobank, as well as in Grenoside Woods and woods in Hackenthorpe.
A significant fire also broke out at the old ski village site in the city on Wednesday night.
Most parts of England and Wales are now at very high or exceptional risk of wildfires becoming severe, according to a Met Office fire severity index.
The index evaluates the probable severity of a wildfire in England and Wales should one break out.