Derelict pub and cars targeted by arsonists

AN arson attack at a derelict pub and vehicle fires kept the fire service busy over the weekend.

A small fire was started deliberately at The Goldthorpe Pub, on Doncaster Road, on Sunday afternoon around 3.25pm.

Two crews from Dearne and Rotherham station were at the scene for 30 minutes.

There was also a fire at a home on Princes Crescent, Edlington, at 7.55pm on Saturday.

Three engines attended the scene and all persons were accounted for, said a South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue spokeswoman, but no other information was available as yet on the cause of the blaze.

Two cars accidentally caught fire – the first was on Breck Lane, Dinnington on Friday at 8.20pm which was due to an electrical fault.

The second was on Rotherham Road, Maltby at 12.25pm which was dealt with by Maltby station.

But two cars were deliberately torched this morning – the first was on Main Street in Goldthorpe at 12.40am.

A crew from Dearne station found a Peugeot 207 set alight and brought the fire under control within 30 minutes.

Rotherham station was called to the second vehicle fire, a Mitsubishi Space Wagon which was parked on Guild Road, East Dene at 3.20pm.

Firefighters left the scene at 4pm.