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Yahoo
16-03-2025
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Fire affecting five homes leads to police appeal
A fire affecting five homes in West Sussex has led to a police appeal for information. Sussex Police said enquiries around the circumstances of the blaze in Southwater on Sunday were continuing. Emergency services attended reports of a fire in Roman Lane at about 12:00 GMT. The road was closed while West Sussex Fire and Rescue worked to control and extinguish the flames, which had spread to four neighbouring properties, police said. No injuries were reported and police have asked anyone with information or footage to contact them. At 13:45 the fire service said the blaze was under control and the response would be scaled back. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
BBC News
16-03-2025
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Southwater fire affecting five homes leads to police appeal
A fire affecting five homes in West Sussex has led to a police appeal for Police said enquiries around the circumstances of the blaze in Southwater on Sunday were services attended reports of a fire in Roman Lane at about 12:00 road was closed while West Sussex Fire and Rescue worked to control and extinguish the flames, which had spread to four neighbouring properties, police said. No injuries were reported and police have asked anyone with information or footage to contact 13:45 the fire service said the blaze was under control and the response would be scaled back.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
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Firefighters tackle blaze at Poundland warehouse
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a Poundland warehouse in Worthing. The blaze started in Montague Street at about 16:00 GMT, and huge plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of the building. Five fire engines and an aerial ladder platform were earlier at the scene, but only one fire engine remained as crews cleared up, West Sussex Fire and Rescue said. A spokesperson said: "There is a lot of smoke in the area, so we would urge residents to avoid the area for the time being to allow firefighters to work safely." Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Pub fire may be deliberate, police say West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service
BBC News
14-03-2025
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Firefighters tackle blaze at Worthing Poundland warehouse
Firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a Poundland warehouse in blaze started in Montague Street at about 16:00 GMT, and huge plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the roof of the fire engines and an aerial ladder platform were earlier at the scene, but only one fire engine remained as crews cleared up, West Sussex Fire and Rescue said.A spokesperson said: "There is a lot of smoke in the area, so we would urge residents to avoid the area for the time being to allow firefighters to work safely."
Yahoo
28-02-2025
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Pub fire closes village high street
A "raging inferno" in a village pub has closed a high street. West Sussex Fire and Rescue crews have been tackling the blaze at the Gribble Inn in Oving, near Chichester, which broke out at about 18:30 GMT on Thursday. Ten fire engines were deployed to the scene in Gribble Lane after the thatched roof of the pub caught fire. A chef at the pub said the building had "pretty much gone" and looked "like a shell". Greg Hughes, a sous chef at the Gribble Inn, added: "A small fire started on the thatched roof near the chimney stack. "Despite the efforts of the fire services it caught and turned into a raging inferno and the pub went up. "I'm a bit gutted." A spokesperson for the fire service said crews had been "working hard throughout the night and the fire is now under control", but urged members of the public to avoid the area. "Our resources have been scaled down and the remaining firefighters at the scene continue to dampen down hotspots," the spokesperson added. Peter Hague, who converted the listed building into a pub 45 years ago, said: "I am more than gutted. "If we ever build it again it will not have thatch. "All the beams are burnt and the wet thatch is in a heap." Mike Holdaway, who lives in Oving, said: "We saw the smoke and smelt it and the chimney was on fire. It just went from there." His wife Janie added: "It happened 10 years ago in June 2014. It was built up and the pub was thriving but now we're back to square one. "It's going to take a while if it's going to be rebuilt. It's such a shame." Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Fire service to get six new engines costing £2.4m Hundreds watch fire training exercise at cathedral West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
