Large country house at Pulborough badly damaged by fire

A LARGE country house near Pulborough was badly damaged by a major fire, which broke out shortly after 1.30pm on Sunday afternoon.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th Feb 2008, 16:59 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:21 BST

The alarm was raised when smoke and flames were seen pouring from the roof of Tote House in Toat Lane, Pulborough.

Fire crews from Billingshurst, Storrington, Arundel and Petworth said the smoke plume could be seen from several miles away as they approached.

They arrived to find the whole of the roof alight. Everybody was brought out of the building when the roof then started to collapse.

Sixty firefighters used water from a swimming pool and nearby hydrant to fight the blaze.

For full story, see West Sussex Gazette, February 20