Fire chief praises crews battling country club blaze

Thanks have gone out from a fire chief to crews who worked throught the night battling a devastating fire at a country club.

An investigation is now underway into the blaze which broke out at Cottesmore Hotel Golf & Country Club in Pease Pottage yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhile West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service group commander Richard Davy said: “Our officers are remaining at the scene today damping down, while an investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway.