Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road
Emergency services have been called today (December 22) to a tractor that has been destroyed in a blaze on an East Sussex road. Beachy Head Road in East Dean[1] has closed following a tractor fire at 12.20pm.
15 tonnes of hay were caught alight at the scene. In a statement, a spokesperson for East Sussex[2] Fire and Rescue said: "We were called at 12.20pm to Beachy Head Road, East Dean to reports of a tractor fire on the main road.
"15 tonnes of hay and a trailer were alight and crews are on scene. "They are allowing it to burn in a controlled way, with a covering jet of water." Sussex Police[3] are also said to be in attendance at the scene of the incident.
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Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road
Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road Photo: Sussex News and Pictures
2. Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road
Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road Photo: Sussex News and Pictures
3. Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road
Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road Photo: Sussex News and Pictures
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Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road
Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road Photo: Sussex News and Pictures
References
- ^ East Dean (www.sussexexpress.co.uk)
- ^ East Sussex (www.sussexexpress.co.uk)
- ^ Sussex Police (www.sussexexpress.co.uk)