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| Skip lorry driven at Sheffield house then torched | |
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| A skip lorry was deliberately driven into a house before being set alight by arsonists. | |
| Police said the arson attack on a property in Shirehall Road, Sheffield, on Monday evening was targeted. | Police said the arson attack on a property in Shirehall Road, Sheffield, on Monday evening was targeted. |
| The lorry was deliberately reversed into the house, then its cab was set on fire before the arsonists fled. | The lorry was deliberately reversed into the house, then its cab was set on fire before the arsonists fled. |
| They left in another vehicle that crashed on Beck Road. Police said the fire did not spread, but two people had been rescued from the property. | They left in another vehicle that crashed on Beck Road. Police said the fire did not spread, but two people had been rescued from the property. |
| South Yorkshire Police said in a statement: "Detectives are currently investigating a suspected arson in Sheffield. | South Yorkshire Police said in a statement: "Detectives are currently investigating a suspected arson in Sheffield. |
| "Police believe the incident on Shirehall Road was a targeted act and officers are in the local area carrying out initial inquiries." | "Police believe the incident on Shirehall Road was a targeted act and officers are in the local area carrying out initial inquiries." |
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