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Firefighters tackle blaze in derelict building

Victoria Scheerin Swinton, near Rotherham
News imageBBC About 10 firefighters wearing light brown uniforms and high-vis jackets and helmets, some with breathing apparatus, stand in a street with two fire engines and red hoses. In the background, smoke can be seen rising into a blue sky from a single-story building with damaged and blackened roof gables. The damaged building is behind a grander, red-brick, two-story building which has signs reading "Swinton WMC".BBC
Fire crews in Station Street, at the junction with Midland Road, Swinton

Firefighters have tackled a blaze in a derelict building in Swinton.

Crews were called to Station Street just after 16:00 BST on Sunday, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

The fire appeared to have caused significant damage to a building at the rear of the Swinton Working Men's Club.

A fire service spokesperson said: "We are asking the public to stay away from the area and for those living nearby to keep their doors and windows closed due to smoke in the area."

News imageFirefighters wearing light brown uniforms and high-vis jackets and helmets stand in a street with a fire engine beside a single-story building with damaged and blackened roof gables. The damaged building is behind a grander, red-brick, two-story building.
Damage to the roof of the building in Midland Road

Engines from Dearne, Rotherham, Edlington, Maltby and Elm Lane were sent to the scene, along with an aerial ladder platform from Parkway.

Police and the ambulance service were also called and a section of Station Street, at the junction with Midland Road, was closed.

The spokesperson said an investigation would be launched after firefighting operations were completed.

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