Fire crews dealing with major house blaze on busy Doncaster road

A major Doncaster road has been sealed off this afternoon as fire crews tackle a serious house blaze.
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Emergency services are currently at the scene of the fire in Balby Road after fire broke out in a property earlier this afternoon.

Video footage from the scene shows flames licking through the roof off a multi-storey property opposite Westfield Park.

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Firefighters have been using an aerial platform to tackle the blaze which has sent a large plume of smoke into the skies in the surrounding area.

The fire on Balby Road. Photo: Enache Ionut ZaruhaThe fire on Balby Road. Photo: Enache Ionut Zaruha
The fire on Balby Road. Photo: Enache Ionut Zaruha

It is not clear at this stage how and when the fire started or if anyone has been injured in the blaze on one of Doncaster’s busiest roads.

Motorists are being advised to avoid the area and parts of Balby Road have been closed off while crews deal with the incident.

We have contacted South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and South Yorkshire Police for more details on this incident.