UPDATE: Flat fire origin was burning window

The flat blaze in Worthing earlier today stemmed from a burning window frame, according to the fire service.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jun 2016, 14:27 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 02:57 BST
Fire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie MitchellFire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie Mitchell
Fire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie Mitchell

A spokesperson for West Sussex Fire and Rescue said they received a call just before midday reporting a smell of burning at a flat in Western Place, Worthing.

The call came from a concerned neighbour, who believed the flat’s inhabitants to be trapped inside because a buggy was outside their door.

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Two fire engines from Worthing and one from Shoreham were deployed.

Fire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie MitchellFire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie Mitchell
Fire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie Mitchell

The spokesperson added: “We can confirm the fire was started accidentally in a sash window, and the most likely cause is from smoking materials.

“We believe they weren’t properly extinguished and were disposed of out the window. It is an old sash window that was quite degraded and a slow burn was started.”

The teams extinguished the fire at just after 12.05pm and other people in the building didn’t have to be evacuated.

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Fire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie MitchellFire services attend a flat fire at Western Place, Worthing. Picture: Eddie Mitchell
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