Dozens of calls to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service this weekend - but just four in Doncaster

It was a busy weekend for the fire service in South Yorkshire, but thankfully there were only four incidents which took place in the Doncaster area.
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Yesterday, Sunday July 17, three fire crews from Thorne and Doncaster stations were called out to a premise on Carlton Road in Wheatley at 12.20pm.

The fire which started accidentally involved cooking. The crews came away at 1pm.

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Overnight last night, central firefighters were called out to a deliberate grassland fire at 7.10pm on Urban Road im Hexthorpe. The crew left the scene at 7.35pm.

A fire crew from Edlington station attended a deliberate grassland fire at 9.05pm on Westmorland Lane, Denaby Main. The crew left the scene at 9.40pm.

And Maltby firefighters were out to a van fire on the M1 at J31 to J32, southbound at 5.35am. The fire is believed to have started accidentally. The crew left the scene at 7.10am.

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