Fire breaks out at block of flats in Hove

Firefighters were called to the scene in Lansdowne Place just before 8pm.

The fire was in the fourth floor of the building, according to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Fire engines from Preston Circus, Hove and Roedean fire stations were sent there along with the Aerial ladder platform.

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