South Yorkshire firefighters save woman from burning building in 'accidental' blaze

A woman was pulled from a burning building by South Yorkshire firefighters after an ‘accidental’ fire broke out.

By Sophie Wills

Published 27th Aug 2020, 16:16 BST

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Four fire crews from Rotherham, Dearne and Maltby stations attended the blaze at 1:20am last night (Wednesday, August 36) on Williams Street, Parkgate, Rotherham.

One woman was rescued from a property.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “Luckily the lady did not need to go to hospital.”

Firefighters were called to the blaze on William Street.

The fire is believed to have started accidentally in the kitchen. The crews left at 2:10am.

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