TWO men managed to escape from a Pilley house that was destroyed by a blaze.
The men were in the semi-detached house on Chapel Road when a spark from an open fire started a blaze which spread through the property.
Fire-fighters were called at 9.40pm on Sunday and found it engulfed in flames. The men, one in his 40s and one in his 50s, escaped but one suffered slight burns and smoke inhalation.
An investigation into the cause of the blaze established that it was accidental and started around the open fire in the lounge.
Fire-fighters from Tankersley, Barnsley and Cudworth spent two-and-a-half hours tackling the blaze.
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