Derelict house fires 'deliberate but not linked'

Fires at two derelict houses in an area of East Sussex were both started deliberately but are not linked, authorities have said.

Crews tackled a blaze at an abandoned property in Coast Road, Pevensey Bay, at about 23:50 GMT on Friday.

At about 01:00 on Monday, firefighters were then called to a fire at another abandoned property in Kings Drive, Eastbourne.

Sussex Police are asking anyone who saw the Kings Drive incident, has footage of it, or noticed any suspicious behaviour to come forward.

East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service told the BBC that both fires were being treated as deliberate.

Sussex Police later confirmed the fires were not linked.

There were no injuries at either incident.

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