Massage oils have been linked to a fire in Crawley.
Fire crews from Horsham and Crawley were called to a small fire in a launderette on Tilgate Parade Saturday evening.
It is believed towels covered in massage oils may have self-combusted.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service warns that although the circumstances are unusual it is not impossible.
It advises people to make sure materials which have absorbed oil are washed at a high temperature and the correct detergent is used.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has issued a warning following three tumble dryer fires in the last two weeks.
One such incident was in Rhodes Way in Tilgate where the appliance caught fire just after midnight on January 3rd.
In all cases the fires were extinguished quickly and nobody was injured.
The Fire Service has offered this Safety Advice:
Further fire safety advice is available at www.westsussex.gov.uk/fire
An elderly cyclist has died in a collision in Nutley.
79 year-old Michael Long was declared dead at the scene shortly before 10 o’clock Sunday morning after being in collision with a Renault Megane on A22 High Street.
The cyclist and the vehicle were travelling in opposite directions when the incident occurred outside Nutley Service Station.
The road was closed for 6 hours whilst the air ambulance attended and investigation work carried out.
The 32-year-old driver from East Grinstead was not hurt.
People in Sussex and Surrey have until Friday to surrender any unwanted firearms and ammunition to the police.
Since the campaign began over 80 firearms including air weapons, shotguns, revolvers, pistols and rifles have been handed over as well as over 1200 cartridges.
The surrender is an opportunity for those whose licence has lapsed or who do not hold a licence to dispose of those weapons and ammunition safely and without prosecution. However weapons may be analysed to determine if it has been used in crime and, if it has, it will be investigated.
New legislation came into effect on July 14 increased the maximum jail term for illegal gun possession from 10 years to life.
Advice from Sussex Police:
If you cannot take your firearm or ammunition to a station, email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101 to arrange an appointment when an officer will visit you to collect it.
If you have any information about the possession of an illegal firearm or criminal activity related to weapons, email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk, call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
For more information about firearms and ammunition, including when and where you can hand them in, visit www.sussex.police.uk/help-centre/ask-us/explosives,-firearms,-knives-and-other-weapons/what-is-a-gun-surrender.
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