Ski village attacked for second time

Fire crews were called to the site at about 5.15am yesterday to find a small wooden hut near the top of the slopes “well alight”.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “It is believed the hut, which suffered severe fire damage, was used as a control point for the ski lift.

“Firefighters believe the blaze was started deliberately.”

On Sunday morning, as many as 30 firefighters attended a large fire, which destroyed the main reception area of the ski village.

A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said that the force was in the “very early stages” of a joint investigation with the fire service, to discover the cause of the first blaze, which broke out early that day.

The police spokesman added: “Officials are following lines of enquiry to establish when the fire may have started and are working closely with the owners of the site.”