Ski village destroyed in fire!

A fire which broke out in the early morning of Sunday, has completely destroyed a major attraction in Sheffield (Ski Village).

South Yorkshires fire and Rescue team was called to the centre, off vale road at 1:00 in the morning.

Five Fire engines, and 25 fire fighters attended the fire in an attempt to gain control of the flames. No-one was injured.

Fire officers say that a 200m cordon has been put in place to keep the public away from the fire, as there was believed to be some possibly acetylene cylinders  inside the building.

Stewart Nicholson, from South Yorkshire Fire Brigade, said: "We suspect acetylene cylinders are inside the building but we have not confirmed yet if we have been able to put water on the cylinders."

 Vicky Lloyd, general manager at the Ski Village, said: "We are absolutely gutted. The business has been running very well and we were due to be nearly full today with children's parties. For us this is very difficult."

 Mr Nicholson said the fire investigation would not begin until Monday at the earliest due to the amount of water used on the fire.

Fire Crews had thought too have pumped around 3,000 liters of water on the fire!