Fire damages Hove fish and chip shop

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 15:05 · Archive

A fire at Hove Fish Bar on Hangleton Way damaged fryer and extractor units.

A fire at Hove Fish Bar on Hangleton Way in Hove broke out on November 3 at 7.43pm. The blaze damaged the fryer and extractor units in the fish and chip shop, which occupies the ground floor of a three-storey building. Four fire engines and an aerial ladder platform were sent to the scene. Firefighters used six breathing apparatus, hose reels, jets and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire. The service left the scene around 9.45pm.

Hangleton Way was temporarily closed between Hangleton Valley Drive and Poplar Avenue while firefighters worked at the scene. The road had reopened by Wednesday morning. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the fire was accidental and started in the fish and chip shop itself.

How it is being reported

• Fire causes damage to fish and chip shopEast Sussex firefighters tackled a fire at Hove Fish Bar on November 3, damaging fryer and extractor units as Hangleton Way was temporarily closed.The Argus · 4 Nov, 14:30
• Fire crews tackle blaze at East Sussex fish and chip shopA fire broke out at a fish and chip shop in Hove.Sussex Express · 3 Nov, 23:06

In this story: Hove Fish Bar · Hangleton Way · Hove · East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

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