Rock fall traps man in Hastings shop

A man has become trapped in a shop after a rock fall caused part of the building to collapse. It happened at the rear of the shop in White Rock, Hastings, at 12.27pm today. Fire crews were working on freeing the man who is not physically trapped by the rock but unable to get out of the building.

The A259 road has also been closed. A Sussex Police spokesman said: 'At this stage it is believed that one person may be trapped and firefighters are searching the building, which it is feared may suffer further collapses and a cordon has therefore been set up around the area.

'We are advised that it is a man who is trapped in the building, but he is isolated by the rock fall and not physically trapped by it. He is talking to firefighters who are working out how to rescue him safely.'