UPDATE: Construction site fire at Horsham care home

A fire at a construction site in Horsham in the early hours of this morning affected a residential care home.

Director of Ashtonleigh Residential Home on Wimblehurst Road, Gaj Ragunaphan, said an electrical appliance caught fire, but was put out almost immediately by a sprinker system.

Fire crews from Horsham were called as per procedure and no one was hurt, he added.

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“We had the most miniscule fire on the planet, about the size of a 10p piece,” he said.

“Everything worked perfectly and all the staff were excellent.”

The burnt appliance was in a first floor extension that is being built to be used a cinema room for residents.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue sent two appliances following a call at 3.02am to find the fire out on arrival, a fire service spokesperson confirmed.