Fire at Residential Building in York Place, Brighton: Six Fire Engines Called
Stock image of an East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service fire engine
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called at 6.52pm on Thursday 8 October to a residential building fire in York Place, Brighton. Six fire engines attended, and by 7.45pm the service said the fire was out and that everyone had been evacuated and accounted for.
The service asked people to avoid the area while crews dealt with the fire, and said in a Facebook post that further updates would follow.
Source: East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service news page and Facebook post, 8 October 2026
What the fire service says happened
According to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, this is how the incident unfolded on Thursday 8 October 2026:
- 6.52pm: the service was called to reports of a residential building fire in York Place, Brighton.
- Six fire engines were in attendance.
- 7.16pm: crews had been tackling the fire using breathing apparatus and one main jet.
- 7.45pm: the fire was out, and all persons were evacuated and accounted for.
What the public was asked to do
While crews were at the scene, the fire service asked people to avoid the area. It published its updates on its own news page, and said on Facebook that further updates would follow. You can read the original here:
The fire service Facebook post
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service posted this on its Facebook page on the evening of 8 October:
We are currently in attendance at a residential building fire in York Place, #Brighton, 8 October 2026.
Six fire engines have been called to attend.
Please avoid the area. Further updates to follow.
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service on Facebook
Cause and any update
Neither the fire service news page nor its Facebook post gives a cause for the fire or mentions any injuries, and we are not speculating on either. ImJustBrighton will update this article if the service publishes more details.
Sources and further reading
This article is based on the East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service news page of 8 October 2026. For more from the service and local emergencies, see East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service and breaking news on ImJustBrighton, and the latest from Brighton and Hove.
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