Firefighters battle large blaze in village
Flames from a bonfire spread to a field off Heather Lane in West Chiltington, setting light to a 50m by 50m area on Tuesday afternoon.
The fire service said crews from Billingshurst, Worthing and Storrington, attended and spent nearly two hours tacking the blaze.
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Hide AdFollowing inspections it was believed the fire started after flames from a nearby bonfire set fire to gorse and bracken in the field.
The fire service has urged residents not to light bonfires whilst conditions remain dry.
A spokesman said: “As we are experiencing quite dry conditions at the moment we would encourage people to avoid having bonfires at this time if at all possible.”