Firefighters attend Cemetery shed blaze

East Sussex Fire Servies responded to a shed on fire at the back of Newhaven Cemetery Monday night.

A spokesperson for ESFRS said “We were called at 22.47 on 20 Feb 2023 to reports of a fire on Lewes Road, Newhaven. A shed was alight in a cemetery.

Crews used two breathing apparatus and a hose reel to put the fire out.

The cause of the fire has not been confirmed but is being treated as suspicious. No reports of injuries.”