Firefighters from four stations have been tackling a blaze in St Leonards - following reports of a loud bang and the smell of burning.
Crews from Battle, Bexhill, Bohemia Road and The Ridge Fire Station were mobilised to the ninth floor of a building at 8pm last night (Monday, 1).
Firefighters said the cause of the fire was 'accidental'.
There were no reported injuries
St-Leonards Fire now out
— East Sussex Fire Control (@ESFRS_Control) June 1, 2020
The fire in a St-Leonards flat is now out.
There were no injuries and the fire has been established as accidental.
Crews from Pevensey, Battle, Bexhill, Bohemia Road and The Ridge fire Station’sattnede the incident.
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