Crews tackle Thrybergh fire

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a garden blaze for several hours after it emerged propane cylinders were in a shed.

Two crews from Rotherham station attended the scene at Garbouds Crescent, Thrybergh, at 2.30am on Wednesday morning.

A spokeswoman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR) said: “When crews arrived they realised eight propane cylinders were in the shed, so pulled back a bit.”

The crews had to allow the cylinders to cool down and left the scene at 4.30am. No one was injured.

The spokeswoman added: “The incident is under investigation but it is believed to be an accidental fire.”

Garden waste and a mattress were deliberately set on fire on Tuesday at 8.05pm on Cavendish Road, Holmes.

Rotherham station attended the scene for around 20 minutes.

Later in the evening at 11.55pm a car was found alight in a field on Bassingthorpe Lane, Munsbrough.

The SYFR spokeswoman added: “The car was well alight when we got there, firefighters think it was a BMW, but it was that badly damaged they were not sure.”

Firefighters were at the scene for an hour and believe it was started deliberately.