Crash and fire calls for Rye firefighters

Fire crews in Rye were called to a crash involving two cars and a chimney fire yesterday morning (Monday, February 15).
By The Newsroom
Published 16th Feb 2016, 09:43 BST
Updated 17th Feb 2016, 08:09 BST

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Two East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service appliances from Rye and Broad Oak were sent to Brede after a crash possibly caused by ice at around 7.30am.

No one was trapped inside the wreckage but crews made the area safe and directed traffic.

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The fire service requested the highways department attend, after locating a large amount of ice on the road.

Both police and paramedics attended.

Firefighters were then mobilised to a fire in Harbour Road, Rye, at around 8.55am, following reports of a chimney fire in a first-floor bedroom.

Two crews attended and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reels to tackle the fire.

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