Electrical fire at Burgess Hill home

Crews from Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill are currently attending the fire in Dunstall Avenue.

The fire service said a small blaze broke out in the ground floor of the property at about 1.50pm.

It was extinguished by crews wearing breathing apparatus using two hose reels and a fire extinguisher.

The fire is believed to have started in an electrical distribution box.

Firefighters are still at the scene and are awaiting engineers from UK Power Networks.

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