Chichester firefighters tackle garden shed blaze

Firefighters were called to a property on Stockbridge Road at 9.32pm, following reports of a fire in a garden shed.

A spokesperson for West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service said: “Two crews from Chichester Fire Station were mobilised to the scene and upon arrival they found a garden shed well alight.

"Crews extinguished the fire using three high pressure hose reels, and remained at the scene damping down, before using a thermal imaging camera to ensure there were no further hot spots.”

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