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A chimenea is believed to be the cause of a Doncaster fire over the weekend.
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Firefighters from Doncaster and Thorne were called to Broadway in Dunscroft at 3.39pm on Saturday, March 13.

Upon arrival they found a shed well alight in the garden of a property.

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This was dealt with by 4.38pm and it is thought the fire originated from a nearby chimenea that had not been properly extinguished.

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Firefighters from Doncaster were also called to Leger Way, Intake, at 7.13pm one the same day to a Vauxhall Corsa well alight in the middle of a field.

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This was dealt with by 8.08pm and is thought to have been started deliberately.

Firefighters from Edlington and Doncaster were called to a kitchen fire in Roberts Road in Balby, at 8.21pm.

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This is thought to have started when the occupier was grilling food.

Thorne firefighters were called to the Moto Services at Junction 5 of the M18, at 9.14pm where a Blue Grand Cherokee was well alight.

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