Photos were sent to this newspaper that showed fire engines outside a cordoned off property with broken windows in Shipley Road.
A WSFRS spokesperson said: “We were called at 11.47am to reports of a fire involving a property on Shipley Road in Ifield, Crawley.
“Joint Fire Control mobilised four fire engines to the scene. Upon arrival crews found a fire on the ground floor of the terraced property, and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using two high pressure hose reels and a jet.
“The last crew left the scene shortly before 2pm.”

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A fire engine in Shipley Road, Ifield, on Tuesday, December 31 Photo: Eddie Mitchell

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There were reports of a fire in Ifield on Tuesday morning (December 31) Photo: Eddie Mitchell

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West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service said they were called at 11.47am on December 31 to reports of a fire involving a property on Shipley Road in Ifield Photo: Eddie Mitchell

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There was a fire in Ifield on Tuesday morning (December 31) Photo: Eddie Mitchell