Emergency services called to fire at former Debenhams store in Eastbourne
Emergency services were called to a fire at the former Debenhams building in Eastbourne on Wednesday morning (August 12), East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “We were called at 8.15am on 12 August to reports of smoke coming from the former Debenhams building in Terminus Road, Eastbourne.
“Three fire engines from Eastbourne and Seaford were in attendance. Firefighters used three breathing apparatus and one main jet to put the fire out.
“It was extinguished by 9.30am and believed to have started in the substation of the basement.
“Crews worked with UK Power Networks who were also in attendance. A positive pressure ventilation (PPV) fan was used for smoke clearance.
“Crews left the scene by 10.50am.
“All persons were accounted for and no casualties reported.
“SECAmb and Sussex Police were also in attendance.
“The cause of the fire was deemed to be accidental.”
The former store in Terminus Road closed to the public in January 2020.