Police continue to investigate cause of Burgess Hill fire that killed two

Sussex Police said they are still investigating a fire that killed two elderly people in Burgess Hill on Sunday (February 20).
By Lawrence Smith
Published 21st Feb 2022, 15:32 BST
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A police spokesperson said: “Police officers remain at the scene with the fire service as the investigation continues into the cause of the fire.”

On Sunday Sussex Police confirmed that emergency services responded to a house fire in Theobalds Road shortly after midnight.

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They said police attended to support the fire service, and said two people – a man and a woman in their 70s – were found dead at the scene.

Sussex Police said two people died in a fire in Burgess Hill on Sunday (February 20). Picture: Eddie Micthell.Sussex Police said two people died in a fire in Burgess Hill on Sunday (February 20). Picture: Eddie Micthell.
Sussex Police said two people died in a fire in Burgess Hill on Sunday (February 20). Picture: Eddie Micthell.

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