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There's a big fire in Lewes High Street at the moment..........unfortunately Norman Baker's Office and the Lewes District Council offices are unaffected.
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Fire in Lewes
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Man of Harveys
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Damn 
JJ McClure
Go Jags
Sorry, I missed 
Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms
King of Sussex
...so I read this and call my brother and jokingly say "is your flat on fire?"
"Yes" he replies.
Shit.
"Yes" he replies.
Shit.
chez
Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms said:...so I read this and call my brother and jokingly say "is your flat on fire?"
"Yes" he replies.
Shit.
Sorry but that is very funny!!
Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms
King of Sussex
not to him it wasn't!
Virgo's Haircut
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A277 [High Street] Lewes, both ways between A2029, Eastgate Street, Lewes and Rotten Row
A277 East Sussex - High Street closed both ways between the A2029 Eastgate Street junction and the Rotten Row junction in Lewes, because of a serious fire.
Last updated: 5th September 2006 at 16:59
A277 East Sussex - High Street closed both ways between the A2029 Eastgate Street junction and the Rotten Row junction in Lewes, because of a serious fire.
Last updated: 5th September 2006 at 16:59
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms said:
Blimey hope nobody got hurt? My sister had a fire at her house a number of years ago & she had to throw the kids out of an upstairs window into the arms of neighbours. Very frighteneing.
chez
Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
Perry's Tracksuit Bottoms said:
I can imagine, just the scenario, I trust and hope nobody is injured.
Man of Harveys
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Doesn't Gareth work in Lewes? Can our man on the spot report anything?
just taken me an hour and a half to get from cooksbridge crossing to newhaven
mcshane in the 79th
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- Nov 4, 2005
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From the BBC:
High Street closed by shop blaze
More than 40 firefighters have been called to Lewes High Street to tackle a fire in the roof space between a shop and a restaurant.
Emergency teams said there were 10 appliances in the road which was now closed, causing major traffic delays.
No-one had been hurt in the fire, but crews expected to be at the scene into the evening, a spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said.
The fire broke out at about 1500 BST, above a clothing store, she added.
High Street closed by shop blaze
More than 40 firefighters have been called to Lewes High Street to tackle a fire in the roof space between a shop and a restaurant.
Emergency teams said there were 10 appliances in the road which was now closed, causing major traffic delays.
No-one had been hurt in the fire, but crews expected to be at the scene into the evening, a spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said.
The fire broke out at about 1500 BST, above a clothing store, she added.
Shropshire Seagull
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mcshane in the 79th said:
Probably McGhee's fault .....
Woodchip
It's all about the bikes
Is it still closed? BBC website says it is. If so, what is the reasturant it is next too?
From the Argus, not far from Baker's house. And what sort of name is Iggi Pendragon?
Blaze brings Lewes to standstill
A fire devastated a town centre shop, bringing a high street to a close and causing rush hour chaos.
The blaze broke out in the roof space of Mackays, a bedding shop in Lewes High Street. It quickly spread through the historic timber building. Lewes Fire Service called for extra crews as the fire spread to the Adamczweski shop next door.
Incident Commander Pat Scott said: "This was a very significant fire and crews will be here most of the night damping down and ensuring it does not spring up again."
Workmen had been carrying out renovations to the building, which was covered in scaffolding.
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Eyewitness Iggi Pendragon, 15, said: "There were no flames shooting out but there was a lot of smoke and at one point the windows blew out, showering glass all over the road."
Falling glass and roof tiles made the area immediately outside the shop dangerous.
Fire crews had to withdraw from the building when they discovered fireworks and flares had been stored in one of the upper floors.
Mr Scott said: "That made it a lot worse, there were a number of explosions going off near where the firefighters were working so we had to pull out and rethink our tactics."
An elderly man from the building next door was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. Nobody else was injured.
Lewes MP Norman Baker lives just four doors down from the fire. He said: "You could hear the timber crackling as it burnt.
We need to understand what happened here."
Blaze brings Lewes to standstill
A fire devastated a town centre shop, bringing a high street to a close and causing rush hour chaos.
The blaze broke out in the roof space of Mackays, a bedding shop in Lewes High Street. It quickly spread through the historic timber building. Lewes Fire Service called for extra crews as the fire spread to the Adamczweski shop next door.
Incident Commander Pat Scott said: "This was a very significant fire and crews will be here most of the night damping down and ensuring it does not spring up again."
Workmen had been carrying out renovations to the building, which was covered in scaffolding.
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Eyewitness Iggi Pendragon, 15, said: "There were no flames shooting out but there was a lot of smoke and at one point the windows blew out, showering glass all over the road."
Falling glass and roof tiles made the area immediately outside the shop dangerous.
Fire crews had to withdraw from the building when they discovered fireworks and flares had been stored in one of the upper floors.
Mr Scott said: "That made it a lot worse, there were a number of explosions going off near where the firefighters were working so we had to pull out and rethink our tactics."
An elderly man from the building next door was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. Nobody else was injured.
Lewes MP Norman Baker lives just four doors down from the fire. He said: "You could hear the timber crackling as it burnt.
We need to understand what happened here."
Publius Ovidius
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since when did "Firemen" become "Firefighters"?
Firefighter Sam doesnt quite sound the same
Firefighter Sam doesnt quite sound the same
Man of Harveys
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Probably around the same time as "lorries" became "trucks" - I hate these Americanisms by stealth. Why doesn't the BBC - which could have a massive influence on these things - make a stand?Dies Irae said:
Dies Irae said:
My son owns a Fireman Sam book in which Sam retains the title "Fireman", whereas Penny Morris (who appears to mainly be the first aider, rather than a ladder scaling, blaze drenching heroine) is given the title Firefighter. So you have Fireman Sam, Firefighter Penny Morris and Station Officer Steele. Hope that clears that one up........
Publius Ovidius
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what about Bella? Is she still the floosie at the Italian restauant who wants to play with sam's huge firemans chopper?