Fire fighters busy night in Hastings

A crew went out at 2am for an hour of standby at Bohemia Road station in Hastings then joined local teams as they battled with a blaze on the Ridge at derelict nursing home Hastings Cottage.

A total of six fire engines were needed to deal with the blaze as flames ripped through the massive three storey-building.

The Bexhill appliance was first called to a bin fire in Cinque Port Way in West St Leonards before going on to to the Ridge to assist, while another Bexhill crew responded to an emergency in Westfield to deal with a fire in the changing room facilities at the recreation ground at 3am, which took an hour to put out.