Harvester have shared their gratitude to the emergency services as a fire continues to rage in their Littlehampton restaurant.
Firefighters continue to tackle the blaze at the Coastguard Road restaurant where a kitchen fire spread to the roof shortly after 9am this morning.
Now, the restaurant has shared their thanks to firefighters and say they will updates guests once they know the extent of the damage.
A Harvester spokesman said: “We are grateful and wish to thank the emergency services who are responding to the incident at the Windmill.
“Once we have a clear understanding of the extent of the damage we will provide updates to guests who planned to visit us, but at the moment our priority is to ensure the safety and security of the building.”
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Fire services were called to a kitchen fire at around 8.51am this morning which then spread to the roof of the building and has engulfed the restaurant.
Smoke continues to billow from the restaurant with reports that the plume can be seen as far as the South Downs.
Gary Bell, area manager for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, said: "As you can see behind me we attended a call this morning at 9am, a significant fire in the kitchen space of the building of the Harvester which has unfortunately spread to the roof space.
"Our priority at the moment, of course, is to protect nearby buildings including the Windmill Centre which I am pleased to say is being well protected by all crews in attendance.
"When we arrived the building had been fully evacuated and there have been no injuries on site due to the fire today.
"We have a number of resources from here from many emergency services who are working hard to put the fire out and protect those neighbouring buildings."
Currently 12 fire engines, two aerial platforms and two water carriers are continuing to tackle the blaze.
While the fire is confirmed to have begun in the kitchen it is unclear how the blaze started.
Follow our live blog for the latest coverage of the fire here.
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