Firefighters deal with series of arson attacks

Crews from Aston station attended Pocket Handkerchief Lane in Todwick at 5.40am on Saturday, when a car was on fire.

They left the scene around half-an-hour later — the vehicle was so badly burned that it could not be identified.

Tankersley station staff attended Springwood Road, Hoyland at 5.40am on Sunday, where refuse was alight in a garden.

The blaze spread to guttering, but not a nearby house. Staff left at around 6.05am.

Cudworth station staff attended Snydale Road, Cudworth at 10.50pm last night, when a car was ablaze.

They put out the Peugeot 308 and left the scene at around 11.05pm.

Rotherham station staff attended Scrooby Lane, Parkgate at 11.55pm yesterday, where a Suzuki car was on fire.

Crews left the scene around 25 minutes later.

And Tankersley station staff attended West Street in Hoyland at 4.15am today, to put out a commercial wheelie bin fire.

Staff used a hose reel on the blaze, leaving around 15 minutes later.