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