Fire breaks out at home in West Sussex village
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS) said crews responded to a fire at a property in The Cottrells, Angmering around 3.20pm on Wednesday (April 15).
"We currently have four fire engines and an aerial ladder platform at the scene," a fire service spokesperson said, whilst the incident was ongoing.
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"Residents are being urged to avoid the area to allow fire crews to work safely."
The fire was of accidental ignition, it has been confirmed.
A WSFRS spokesperson added: “The fire in which had started in the the roof space of the property was brought under control and crews came away at 5.13pm.”
This was the second property to catch fire in West Sussex on Wednesday.
Two heroic bystanders have been praised by the fire service for their actions after they saved a man from a burning property in Tarring, Worthing.
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