{"id":670638,"date":"2026-01-03T06:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T06:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/670638\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T06:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T06:52:22","slug":"firefighters-tackle-warehouse-fire-near-meadowhall-in-sheffield-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/670638\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters tackle warehouse fire near Meadowhall in Sheffield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766890833_711_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/37702180-e818-11f0-839a-cb59c476f427.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Oli Constable\/BBC A footpath bordered by green metal railings with a yellow handrail. A pedestrian can been seen walking on the path. The path is lit up by overhead street lighting. A plume of smoke can be seen rising into the night sky. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/>Oli Constable\/BBC<\/p>\n<p>Police have urged people to avoid the area and plan an alternative route <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Dozens of firefighters are tackling a blaze at a warehouse near Meadowhall Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said 10 engines and two specialised turntable ladders had been sent to the scene on Meadowhall Road in Sheffield, which broke out earlier. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">People living nearby have been asked to keep their windows closed because of &#8220;a large plume of smoke&#8221; from the fire, a spokesperson said. There were no reports of injuries and crews had managed to contain the fire, they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Meadowhall Road remains closed between Meadowhall Interchange and Amos Road and people have been urged to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">BBC reporter Oli Constable, who is at the scene, said firefighters were taking water from the nearby River Don to tackle the blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The fire service said police and ambulance services were supporting its response and crews were expected to remain at the site until at least midnight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oli Constable\/BBC Police have urged people to avoid the area and plan an alternative route Dozens of firefighters&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,4884,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-670638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-sheffield","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115829850390916588","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}