Motorbike deliberately set alight in incident in Sheffield neighbourhood

Emergency services were called after a car was set alight in a Sheffield neighbourhood.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the scene on Sunday (October 11) evening, after receiving a 999 call following the incident.

Officials from the fire service said: “Firefighters from Birley station were called out to a deliberate fire involving a motorbike at 8.35pm on Station Road, Halfway, Sheffield.

“The crew left the scene at 8.59pm.”

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