12-15 December 1940 became known as The Sheffield Blitz. In total over 660 people were killed, 1,500 injured and 40,000 made homeless. 3,000 homes were demolished with a further 3,000 badly damaged. As these interviews show lots of people in Barnsley could see Sheffield going up in flames. 🚒 It was a Barnsley fire engine which was one of the first at the scene, the one pictured below is now on dsiplay at the National Emergency Services Museum | Experience Barnsley: Museum & Discovery Centre

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