COUNTY NEWS VIDEO: Serious fire devastates Sussex home

A serious fire has destroyed parts of a house in Sussex in the early hours of this morning (Saturday, April 23).
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West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service received reports of a roof fire at a property on Bashurst Hill in Itchingfield, near Horsham, shortly after 00.30am.

Two crews from Horsham and one from Billingshurst were sent to the scene, and a fourth crew from Crawley later joined.

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Relief crews are still at the scene and Bashurst Hill is currently closed in both directions at the A264 Five Oaks Road junction while firefighters continue to deal with the incident.

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