Woman rescued from South Yorkshire flat fire

A woman has been taken to hospital, after being rescued from a fire at her South Yorkshire home.
By Sarah Marshall
Published 16th Jun 2019, 08:23 BST
Updated 16th Jun 2019, 20:22 BST
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Fire crews from Rotherham, Dearne and Elm Lane stations were called out to a fire in a ground floor flat in Rawmarsh Hill, Parkgate, Rotherham at around 5.45am this morning.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “She was in the flat when the fire started.

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“She has been taken to hospital for treatment, but her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.”

A woman has been rescued from a ground floor flat fire in Rawmarsh this morningA woman has been rescued from a ground floor flat fire in Rawmarsh this morning
A woman has been rescued from a ground floor flat fire in Rawmarsh this morning

The rest of the flat block was evacuated while firefighters tackled the blaze.

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Rawmarsh Hill was also closed by the emergency services until the fire had been extinguished.

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Stagecoach confirmed its services were being diverted via Barbers Avenue while the road remained closed.

The road re-opened, and fire crews left the scene, at around 7am.

The SYFR spokesman said a full investigation into the cause of the fire is due to get underway shortly, and said the matter had also been passed to South Yorkshire Police.