Emergency services are at the scene and local residents have been asked to close their windows and doors
A statement from the service said:"One of the many incidents we are currently in attendance at is a number of houses on fire on Moorland Avenue, Barnsley. We know it’s hard, but if the smoke from this fire is heading your way, please try to avoid it through shutting windows and doors."He said:"Please keep away from Woodland Drive area and let the professionals in this do their thing.
It is not yet known if the blaze is related to the series of fires which have broken out across Yorkshire due to the high temperatures. Five places in Yorkshire broke the previous record for the hottest temperature recorded in the UK on Tuesday.Sheffield was the first Yorkshire location to break the record, with a reading of 39.4C at 13.59.
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