Multiple fire crews have been working since just after 7pm last night (Jan 18) to extinguish a huge blaze at a nightclub in George Street in the Old Town.
East Sussex Fire & Rescue say they were called to at 7.17pm to, what eye witnesses say, was Saturday's Night Club. At that time, eight pumps were in attendance as well as Sussex Police.
A Twitter user "@wozname" uploaded a video to the social media platform:
George Street, Hastings, on fire right now pic.twitter.com/2grEHJWHui
— Wozname (@wozname) January 18, 2023
At 8.42pm, ESFRS tweeted again to say that ten pumps were now working on the fire and crew were using breathing apparatus.
Tweeting at 9.09pm, they asked Hastings residents to avoid the area.
#HASTINGS | we urge the people of Hastings to please avoid Hastings seafront this evening.
— East Sussex FRS (@EastSussexFRS) January 18, 2023
All those in the area please close windows and doors. pic.twitter.com/V2neLX9NDm
Then at 9.27pm:
#HASTINGS 21:27 UPDATE | We have 10 pumps, five officers, one command unit and one Arial Ladder Platform in attendance. Crews are working hard to extinguish the fire.
— East Sussex FRS (@EastSussexFRS) January 18, 2023
Please avoid the area.
Close windows and doors. pic.twitter.com/gxfb3p9N2a
It took until just after 6am this morning for firefighters to announce that they were finally damping down the scene to extinguish any 'hot spots'.
In a statement, East Sussex Fire & Rescue confirmed that there had been no injuries during the incident but that the building had been seriously affected.
They have thanked residents for their patience and added that the cause of the fire has yet to be confirmed.
Police in Hastings say, for safety reasons, the steps leading from the West Hill to George Street are currently closed off to the public.
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