Arson probe launched by police after Doncaster cafe is gutted by fire

By Darren Burke
Published 17th Jun 2024, 12:32 BST
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Police in Doncaster have launched an arson probe after a city cafe was badly damaged by fire in a devastating blaze.

Police and fire crews were called to Megabites in Scawthorpe in the early hours of this morning – with an investigation now under way.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “We were called at 12.51am earlier today (17 June) by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service to reports of a suspected arson at a building on Crossland Way in the Scawthorpe area of Doncaster.

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“No injuries were reported and the fire was extinguished by the fire service.”

Megabites in Scawthorpe has been badly damaged by fire . (Photo: Megabites).Megabites in Scawthorpe has been badly damaged by fire . (Photo: Megabites).
Megabites in Scawthorpe has been badly damaged by fire . (Photo: Megabites).

Anyone with information should contact police on 101, quoting incident number 31 of 17 June 2024.

You can also report information to the force online here: https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/ro/report/.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Three fire crews from Adwick, Doncaster and Edlington stations attended a fire at a commercial premise at 12:20am.

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"The fire is believed to have been started deliberately. Crews left the scene at 2:40am.”

Devastated owner Mark Worgan has said the business will be closed for “quite a while” and in an emotional post wrote: “Why me?

“Have you got me mistaken for someone else?

“I don’t go out drinking.

“I have no known enemies.

“All I do is work?

“People of Scawthorpe love coming here to see us and we love to see them.

“It’s part of our community or what bit we have left.

“If anyone has any CCTV of someone running off down Petersgate, can you please inbox it me.

“It is 100% a targeted arson attack on Megabites.”

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