Firefighters from West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service who attended the incident on Tuesday...

Published: 7:06 pm May 29, 2021
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Firefighters from West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service who attended the incident on Tuesday afternoon on Blackthorn Close in Horsham have praised mum Vicki Smith and 10-year-old son Ollie for staying calm and preventing the incident from escalating into something far more dangerous.

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