"Why me?": Doncaster cafe owner's heartbreak as business destroyed in arson attack

By Darren Burke
Published 17th Jun 2024, 09:58 BST
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The devastated owner of a Doncaster cafe has hit out after his business went up in flames in a suspected arson attack.

Fire crews were called to Megabites in Crossland Way, Scawthorpe late last night after fire tore through the premises.

And owner Mark Worgan has said the business will be closed for “quite a while” and has blasted those behind the incident.

In an emotional post following the fire, he wrote: “Why me?

Fire crews were called to the cafe in Scawthorpe. (Photo: Megabites).Fire crews were called to the cafe in Scawthorpe. (Photo: Megabites).
Fire crews were called to the cafe in Scawthorpe. (Photo: Megabites).

“Have you got me mistaken for someone else?

“I don’t go out drinking.

“I have no known enemies.

“All I do is work?

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Megabites Cafe has been badly damaged in an arson attack. (Photo: Megabites).Megabites Cafe has been badly damaged in an arson attack. (Photo: Megabites).
Megabites Cafe has been badly damaged in an arson attack. (Photo: Megabites).

“People of Scawthorpe love coming here to see us and we love to see them.

“It’s part of our community or what bit we have left.

“If anyone has any CCTV of someone running off down Petersgate, can you please inbox it me.

“It is 100% a targeted arson attack on Megabites.”

We have asked South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service for details.

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