A MAN was found dead following a fire in a flat last night.
Emergency services were called to the flat in Seaside Road, Eastbourne, at 2am this morning, after neighbours reported the fire.
The blaze was confined to one flat and neighbours were evacuated safely.
The body of a man, who has not yet been identified, was found in the flat and his death is currently being treated as unexplained.
Police have launched an investigation and are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in or round Cloister Court in Seaside Road last night or up till 2am today, or who has any other information, to contact the police.
*Incident update*
— East Sussex FRS (@EastSussexFRS) February 14, 2021
The fire at a residential property on Seaside, Eastbourne has now been extinguished.
Thanks to @sussex_police & @SECAmbulance for their support.
A fire investigation will take place later on today.
Further details can be found here: https://t.co/lbta3zOX0d pic.twitter.com/7UkMQl5YKI
Anyone with information can report online or by calling 101, quoting Operation Westdene.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called to attend the incident at a residential building on Seaside, Eastbourne, at 2.07am on Sunday, February 14.
"Firefighters from Eastbourne, Bexhill, Hastings, Pevensey, Herstmonceux, Hailsham and Seaford attended and crews used six Breathing Apparatus, one Hose Reel Jet and 1 in 7 foam to extinguish a fire in the first floor of a residential property.
"We were supported by SECAMB and Sussex Police during the incident. A fire investigation will take place today."
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