Fire breaks out at farm in West Sussex village
By Sam Morton
Published 17th Sep 2026, 23:10 GMT
Firefighters were called to a farm in Sidlesham on Thursday afternoon.
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service issued a social media alert, notifying residents about the incident.
A post on X, shortly after 5.30pm, read: “Residents in Sidlesham may seem some smoke in the area after a fire broke out on a farm nearby involving a pile of straw and manure earlier this afternoon.
“The material is being allowed to burn under controlled conditions as this is the safest and most effective way of dealing with the fire.”
People living nearby the Chichester district farm were ‘urged to keep their doors and windows closed’, whilst the incident was ongoing.