Worthing councillor praises 'amazing' emergency services as Rectory Road fire continues
Ten fire engines were sent to the blaze opposite The Thomas A Becket pub earlier this evening. Click here to read the original story.
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Hide AdThe road is expected to be closed all night while the fire service deals with the situation
Councillor Val Turner from Worthing Borough Council praised the highly-trained men and women who are battling the fire and keeping people safe.
She said: "Long night for our amazing emergency services.
"Thoughts are with those who have been seriously affected by this fire."
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Hide AdReaders have been commenting on social media too, with Dawn Epps saying: "Never seen anything like it."
Steve Davis wrote on the Herald's Facebook page: "Thank goodness for a great fire service. Hope all are ok."
Deborah Slivinski said: "Oh no. Those lovely buildings. Stay safe everyone."
Information on any casualties has not yet been available. We will update this article with that information, or a link to it, as soon as we can.