Elderly woman suffers smoke inhalation after Bexhill fire

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crews from Bexhill were sent to St Anne’s Close after reports of a fire at around 7.20pm.

The small, accidental kitchen fire was out on arrival but firefighters used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the building of smoke.

Paramedics attended and treated the pensioner at the scene, who was suffering after breathing in smoke.

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