Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex roadEmergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road
Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road

Emergency services called to tractor destroyed by blaze on East Sussex road

Emergency services have been called today (December 22) to a tractor that has been destroyed in a blaze on an East Sussex road.

Beachy Head Road in East Dean has closed following a tractor fire at 12.20pm.

15 tonnes of hay were caught alight at the scene.

In a statement, a spokesperson for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: "We were called at 12.20pm to Beachy Head Road, East Dean to reports of a tractor fire on the main road.

"15 tonnes of hay and a trailer were alight and crews are on scene.

"They are allowing it to burn in a controlled way, with a covering jet of water."

Sussex Police are also said to be in attendance at the scene of the incident.

In a statement, a spokesperson for East Sussex Fire and Rescue said: "We were called at 12.20pm to Beachy Head Road, East Dean to reports of a tractor fire on the main road.