Family-of-six taken to hospital after house fire in Sheffield

Police officers investigating a house fire in Sheffield which left a family-of-six in hospital want to hear from witnesses to the arson attack.
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A family home on Grange Crescent, Sharrow, went up in flames in the early hours of yesterday.

Six people inside at the time of the blaze escaped unharmed but were taken to hospital as a precaution.

An arson attack was to blame for a house on Grange Crescent, Sharrow, going up on flames yesterdayAn arson attack was to blame for a house on Grange Crescent, Sharrow, going up on flames yesterday
An arson attack was to blame for a house on Grange Crescent, Sharrow, going up on flames yesterday
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Neighbours heard screams from the property as flames engulfed the house.

Firefighters from across Sheffield spent around two hours tackling the blaze and an investigation established that arson was the most likely cause.

South Yorkshire Police said: “The fire is believed to have been started deliberately and enquiries are underway to establish the circumstances.

“No one was injured but six people who were in the house at the time were taken to hospital as a precaution.”

Witnesses or anyone with information should call 101 and quote incident number 60 of June 4.