Fire crews deal with a spate of overnight car fires across South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire's fire crews tackle a spate of car fires overnight.

The first call out was to The Crescents,in the Dunscroft area of Doncaster at around 7.35pm where a Volkswagen Passat was well alight. It is believed to have caught fire accidentally.

At 11:55pm the same crew from Thorne blue watch were called out to Sour Lane, Fishlake in Doncaster where they found a vehicle so burnt out they were unable to determine the make and model and believe it was set on fire deliberately.

Fire-fighters from Parkway station in Sheffield took the first of three car fire calls at 12:41am today. There were reports of a car on fire on Vikinglead Road in the city. When they got there the car was completely burnt out and thought to be arson.

At 02:18am they were called to reports of a Citroen Xsara on fire. On arrival at Kingston Street, Sheffield, they found the vehicle had caught fire accidentally and were able to quickly put it out.

Finally, at 02:21am they attended an incident on Mansfield Road and on arrival found a vehicle had been set alight deliberately, but was so badly damaged they were unable to get vehicle details.