Firefighters responded to a 999 call

Firefighters were called out after a car was deliberately set alight in Sheffield.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called out to the scene on Limb Lane, Dore, on Monday evening (September 21) after the car was reported to be ablaze.

Firefighters were sent to Limb Lane. Photo: David Kessen, National World | National World

placeholder image — Firefighters were sent to Limb Lane. Photo: David Kessen, National World | National World

Crews were sent to the scene after a 999 call was made over the incident.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called out at 9.15pm, with a crew from Sheffield Central fire station sent to deal with the incident.

They described the vehicle as ‘deliberately set on fire’, and added they left the scene at 9.48pm.

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