Emergency services attend A24 car fire

The A24 was partially blocked last night after the emergency services were called to a car on fire.
The damaged car. Photo: PC Tom Van Der Wee / TwitterThe damaged car. Photo: PC Tom Van Der Wee / Twitter
The damaged car. Photo: PC Tom Van Der Wee / Twitter

Three fire engines were sent from Henfield, Horsham and Worthing to the scene at 4.58pm yesterday (Thursday, November 21), a fire service spokesman confirmed.

A car was on fire in a slip road on the southbound carriageway of the A24, just past the Buck Barn crossroad, the spokesman said.

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The car was 80 per cent damaged by the fire, which was extinguished using two breathing apparatus and a high pressure hose reel.

Firefighters left the scene, leaving the incident with police, at 5.54pm.

No injuries were reported.

PC Tom Van Der Wee tweeted: “We’re on scene with @WestSussexFire at a car fire on the A24.

“Thankfully the occupant of the car is uninjured and the fire is now out.”