Van set ablaze in arson attack on City Road, Sheffield, last night

A suspected arson attack left a van ablaze in a Sheffield street last night, firefighters have revealed.
David Kessen
By David Kessen
Published 7th Jan 2022, 21:15 BST
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The incident happened late on Thursday evening, say South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, on City Road, with fire crews on the scene for an hour.

A spokesman said: “A van was deliberately set on fire at 8.40pm on City Road, Sheffield. Firefighters from Central station attended the incident. They left at 9.45pm.”

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Two cars were set on fire in an arson attacks in Burngreave last month. And three cars were set ablaze in a car park arson attack in Shirecliffe, in another December incident.

File picture shows South Yorkshire fire fighters. A car was set alight in an arson attack attended by fire crews last nightFile picture shows South Yorkshire fire fighters. A car was set alight in an arson attack attended by fire crews last night
File picture shows South Yorkshire fire fighters. A car was set alight in an arson attack attended by fire crews last night

Firefighters are urging people to report anything they know about deliberate fire-setting via their FireStoppers service – launched last year.

Call 0800 169 5558 or visit firestoppersreport.co.uk.

Group Manager Matt Gillatt, deputy head of the joint police and fire community safety team, said: “Deliberate fire-setting not only endangers life and wastes our time, it can also massively destroy local parks, facilities and landscapes.”