PICTURES: Fire crews remove casualty from tall building

Firefighters aided the ambulance service in removing a casualty from a tall building, the fire service said.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Nov 2016, 17:52 BST
Updated 16th Nov 2016, 17:13 BST
Fire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren NichollsFire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren Nicholls
Fire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren Nicholls

A spokesperson from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said that they received a call from the ambulance service to St David’s Gate, Lancing and arrived at just after noon.

The fire service sent two engines from Shoreham and Worthing and three members of the technical rescue unit to aid in the recovery.

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According to the fire service spokesperson, it was decided that the safest way to remove them from the building was via an aerial ladder platform rather than down the stairs.

Fire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren NichollsFire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren Nicholls
Fire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren Nicholls

They completed the recovery and left the scene at just before 1.30pm.

Richard Airey from South East Coast Ambulance service confirmed that paramedics were called to St David’s Gate at 10.30am but would not comment further as it was ‘a medical incident at a private residential address’.

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Fire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren NichollsFire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren Nicholls
Fire crews attended a private address at St David's Gate in Lancing to assist the ambulance service. Picture: Darren Nicholls

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