Firefighters tackle open land blaze in Newhaven shrubland

    Fire crews were called to an open fire in Newhaven on Saturday afternoon (March 21). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service confirmed firefighters from Newhaven were mobilised at 4.25pm to reports of a blaze in the open off McKinley Way. The fire is understood to have broken out in shrubland near an access road behind […]

    Fire crews were called to an open fire in Newhaven on Saturday afternoon (March 21).

    East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service confirmed firefighters from Newhaven were mobilised at 4.25pm to reports of a blaze in the open off McKinley Way.

    The fire is understood to have broken out in shrubland near an access road behind the town’s retail and industrial estate.

    Crews attended the scene to bring the situation under control, with no immediate reports of injuries.

    The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed.

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