Sussex News has been shared footage from a fire that caused a loud explosion in the basement of a block of flats in the Drive in Hove on Tuesday (21st February) Night.
Fire services from East and West Sussex were called to a Block of Flats in the Drive in Hove after local residents reported hearing a loud explosion at around 7:44 pm Tuesday 21st of February 2023.
A spokesperson for East Sussex Fire said “We were called to reports of a domestic dwelling fire on The Drive, Hove at 19:44. Seven Pumps, one Ariel Ladder Platform and five Officers were in attendance. Crews used two breathing apparatus, firefighting foam and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was accidental. One casualty was reported.”
A spokesperson for SECAmb said, “Ambulance crews attended and a woman was assessed and treated at the scene but did not require further hospital treatment.”