UPDATED: Firefighters tackle Hastings chimney fire

Firefighters tackled a chimney fire at a house in Hastings today (Monday, June 13).
By The Newsroom
Published 13th Jun 2016, 13:33 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 23:58 BST

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Firefighters attend a chimney fire in Bembrook Road. Photo by @Hastings_police on TwitterFirefighters attend a chimney fire in Bembrook Road. Photo by @Hastings_police on Twitter
Firefighters attend a chimney fire in Bembrook Road. Photo by @Hastings_police on Twitter

One East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crew and the aerial ladder platform attending the fire on Bembrook Road after being called at around 11.40am.

Crews used a ‘chimney kit’ to tackle the fire and a home safety visit was offered to the occupants, once the fire had been extinguished.

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The road was closed by police while the fire was dealt with.

@Hastings_police tweeted it would be shut for ‘a short time’.

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