Pitsmoor fire: Sheffield blaze seen for miles around after building waste is set on fire deliberately

Alastair Ulke
By Alastair Ulke
Published 25th Mar 2022, 16:33 BST
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A serious fire broke out in a Sheffield neighbourhood last night after a large amount of building waste was set on fire in a back garden.

Fire engines rushed to Pexton Road, Pitsmoor, at around 8.20pm on Thursday (March 24) following reports of a large blaze.

Officers arrived to find a 25-metre-square area engulfed in flames in the back garden of a terraced house.

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Fire engines were scrambled to a house in Pitsmoor on Thursday night after a large amount of building waste was set alight in a back garden.Fire engines were scrambled to a house in Pitsmoor on Thursday night after a large amount of building waste was set alight in a back garden.
Fire engines were scrambled to a house in Pitsmoor on Thursday night after a large amount of building waste was set alight in a back garden.

The extensive fire could be seen for miles around in Sheffield, and was brought under control and extinguished by 9.18pm.

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue now says the fire broke out after a large amount of building waste was deliberately set alight using accelerants.

A spokesperson for the service says the incident is being treated as arson.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

South Yorkshire Police has been contacted for a comment on the circumstances surrounding the incident and if anyone has been charged for starting the fire.