Fire rescue teams tackle leisure centre blaze in Copthorne
Fire rescue crews from West Sussex, East Sussex and Surrey were called into to tackle a fire at Acorn Health and Leisure in Copthorne Road, Crawley this morning.
Emergency crews were called to the fire at 7.22am and, teams from Crawley, Salfords, Reigate, Godsen, Horsham, Burgess Hill and Petworth attended.
Copthorne Road was closed in both directions at 8.55am, from the Wyevale Garden Centre to the Copthorne Hotel roundabout, in order to accommodate the 12 water tender ladders, and five specialist vehicles attending the fire.
By 9.26am, ten pumps were on site, tackling the blaze, with teams from Hurstpierpoint, Leatherhead, Banstead & Steyning assisting those already mentioned.
Two water carriers, an aerial ladder platform and a control unit are also on site, but a high volume water pump provided by East Sussex Fire and Rescue has been stood down.
Due to the density of local resources in the Copthorne Road area, residents have been asked not to congregate near the incident, and those living nearby are asked to close windows, doors and curtains where possible.
More on this as the incident develops.