Big fire Manor Hall Road

[Chicken Run]

Looks like a fire

West of Portslade, black smoke billowing up

 

[Blazing Apostle]

Plumes of black smoke - looks like near the school

 

[GM98]

I can see flames way above the houses, not exactly sure where possibly Romans pub area

 

[reigate]

Can hear lots of sirens from Shoreham

 

[fleet]

I blame cladding

 

[MattBackHome]

Big fire. Thickish smoke coming all the way over to Southern Cross

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[portslade seagull]

Livery quite close. Thick billowing black smoke blowing north thankfully. Think possibly redundant school buildings by the park

 

[whitelion]

Just took a look outside no sign of smoke etc but I'm north west of the area of the fire.

 

[Ravids]

Just got back from the scene, its an old abandoned school apparently where the local yoofs normally hang out, was due to be demolished in July.

 

[burnee54]

Manor Hall Primary School apparently.



EDIT:Eastbrook I'm now told.

 

[whitelion]

Just got back from the scene, its an old abandoned school apparently where the local yoofs normally hang out, was due to be demolished in July.

Not according to their website:

http://www.eastbrook.w-sussex.sch.uk/page/?pid=126

 

[Weststander]

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/15369393.Firefighters_battle_large_blaze_in_Southwick/

Videos of the blaze. Argus says it was derelict.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I blame cladding

hmmmmm..... really?

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I used to attend there........many many years ago . Any other ex pupils?

 

[Boys 9d]

This fire reminded me of the very narrow escape the school had in 1956 when the Vickers Valiant bomber crashed on Southwick Recreation Ground. There are witness accounts in the following link including two of the pupils at that time.

http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?PHPSESSID=69bn2vo1sapk8p6b3bc9256104&topic=214.15

 

[Baker lite]

I blame Brexit.