Emergency services called to Polegate blaze

Emergency services were called to The Sidings around 5.15pm yesterday (May 30).

A fire service spokesperson said firefighters from Eastbourne and Hailsham attended and used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire which was on the second floor.

According to the fire service, crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the property of smoke afterwards.

The spokesperson said no one was injured and the cause is ‘not yet known’.

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