"At 11:05 [10:05 GMT], firefighters from Heathfield, Uckfield, Battle & Wadhurst attended Herrings Lane, Heathfield following reports of a light aircraft crash. Crews used 1 in 7 foam to extinguish the fire", the fire service wrote on Twitter.
According to the Sky News broadcaster, firefighters from multiple stations were called into action just minutes after the crash was reported.
*INCIDENT*
— East Sussex FRS (@EastSussexFRS) August 4, 2020
At 11:05, firefighters from Heathfield, Uckfield, Battle & Wadhurst attended Herrings Lane, Heathfield following reports of a light aircraft crash. Crews used 1 in 7 foam to extinguish the fire. @SECAmbulance & @sussex_police are currently on scene. pic.twitter.com/iWYo3q1kgB
There is no confirmed information of any injuries or fatalities resulting from the incident, the broadcaster cited the emergency services as saying.
Crews are currently on scene, alongside Fire and Police, to a light aircraft crash in Cross-in-Hand, near Heathfield. We were called at about 11am and sent a number of resources. We have no further update at this stage.
— South East Coast Ambulance Service (@SECAmbulance) August 4, 2020
On 21 January 2019, a plane, carrying Argentinian footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, disappeared from radars and was located weeks after in the English Channel. Both football player and pilot died in the crash.
