Crews called to house fire in Earnley

The fire service was alerted to the blaze in Almodington Lane at 4.43am.

Fire engines from Bognor Regis, Chichester, East Wittering and Selsey, along with Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service’s Aerial Ladder Platform from Southsea, were tasked to the scene.

“Upon arrival, crews were faced with a well-developed fire that was spreading to the roof space,” a spokesman said.

“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus quickly got to work and extinguished the fire using high pressure hose reels, a covering jet and a fog nail.”

The road was closed to allow emergency services to work safely to bring the incident under control.

Firefighters remained on scene damping down and checking for any remaining hotspots.

The spokesman said: “The cause of the fire is currently unknown and is being investigated by fire investigation officers.”