Crews managed to extinguish the blaze within two hours, the fire service says.
Crews at the scene in Sunnyside, Rotherham, on Tuesday
A wildfire which broke out in Rotherham on Tuesday evening may have been started deliberately, the fire service has said. South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 20:10 BST to Flanderwell Lane in Sunnyside, following reports of fields on fire.A spokesperson for the fire service said it was believed the blaze was started deliberately.
They added: "Firefighters did a fantastic job of getting the fire under control and had extinguished the fire within two hours."
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