Picture: Dan JessupPicture: Dan Jessup
Picture: Dan Jessup

Large fire at Ashdown Forest: in pictures

Firefighters spent more than ten hours overnight tackling a large fire at Ashdown Forest.

Crews were called to the scene at 7.58pm on Saturday (May 16) and firefighters from both East and West Sussex spent hours tackling the blaze. Crews remained at the scene at 9am on Sunday (May 17) 'damping down'. These pictures show the extent of the blaze.