East Sussex firefighters respond to barn blaze

A barn is alight near a busy main road in Lewes this morning (Tuesday, November 2).
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East Sussex firefighters were called, in the early hours, to Church Lane, half a mile south of the Beddingham roundabout on the A26.

The fire service said the first call came in, reporting that a barn was on fire, at 1.36am.

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"We are letting it do a controlled burn," a fire service spokesperson said.

East Sussex firefighters were called to the incident in the early hoursEast Sussex firefighters were called to the incident in the early hours
East Sussex firefighters were called to the incident in the early hours

"We are not trying to put it out with water, which would cause a lot of smoke.

"We have one fire engine there and there have been no reports of injuries."

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