THE FIRE service has confirmed no one was injured when a fire broke out on a train carriage.

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (ESFRS) said it received no reports of casualties after crews were called to a train carriage fire between Falmer and Lewes on at 10.46pm on Friday night.

18 people were evacuated to the rear of the train by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS).

Southern Rail cancelled all trains between Brighton and Lewes.

Crews from Brighton, Lewes, Burgess Hill and Shoreham were in attendance.

One lane of the A27 Westbound between Falmer and Lewes was closed while emergency services attended the incident.

A spokesman for Southern Rail said: "The emergency services dealy with an incident between Brighton and Lewes.

"Trains were unable to run on this route."

A spokesman for ESFRS said: “We do not have any reports of casualties.

"At 22.46 we were called to reports of a train carriage fire between Falmer and  Lewes.

"Crews from Brighton, Lewes, Burgess Hill and Shoreham were in attendece."

"West Sussex Fire have safely evacuated 18 passengers to the rear of the train.

"One lane of the A27 Westbound between Falmer and Lewes is closed.”

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