UPDATE: St Leonards cooker fire deemed accidental

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crews from Hastings, Bexhill and Battle were mobilised at around 12.35pm to a property in Norman Road following reports of a fire involving a cooker extraction system.

Four appliances, along with the Aerial Ladder Platform, were sent and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 1-in-7 foam to tackle to fire.

Crews deemed the fire was caused by accident and no injuries were reported.

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