Man dies in Yapton fire

A man has died in a fire at a mobile home park in Yapton.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to Woodlands Park, on Main Road, Yapton shortly before 4pm yesterday (Sunday, November 21) and mobilised fire crews from Littlehampton, Arundel and Bognor.

Firefighters arrived to find the property heavily smoke logged and teams of breathing apparatus wearers located an elderly man in the lounge area. The fire was extinguished with two high-pressure hose reels.

Fire officers and police have begun an investigation into how the fire started.

Arson is not suspected.