Several people were evacuated from their homes in Sheffield after a garden fire spread to five neighbouring properties in the early hours of Thursday morning. Firefighters were called to Grimsell Crescent in Grenoside at about 04:00 BST, and while some residents were rehomed following the evacuation, no injuries have been reported. Eight fire crews and…

Neighbours said firefighters’ door-to-door warnings helped them escape a major early-morning fire in the Fox Hill/Grenoside area of Sheffield, describing the intervention as life-saving. The blaze caused serious damage to several homes and forced residents to evacuate, highlighting the speed with which fires can spread through closely built properties. Emergency services were alerted shortly before…

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has cut the number of services running between Sheffield and London, with business leaders and politicians warning the reduced timetable is already damaging trade and the wider northern economy. EMR said the cuts, which will remain in place for the foreseeable future, were introduced because of “service reliability issues” with a…

A serious house fire broke out in the early hours of 23 July in the Fox Hill area of Sheffield, on Grimsell Crescent, prompting a large-scale response from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Eight fire engines, along with specialist vehicles, attended the blaze, which started at around 4am and destroyed at least one property…

People were evacuated after a fire spread to five homes in Sheffield. The incident required residents to leave their properties while emergency services responded, highlighting the potential risk to nearby households when a residential blaze spreads. The available information identifies five affected homes but does not give further confirmed details about the cause, injuries, extent…