Speaking on Monday, the day after the fire, Lee Street, West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service officer in charge, said it was the biggest fire the service has had to deal with in the county in the last five years. Officers are still on the scene dampening down two hotspots, though the rest of the fire was extinguished on Sunday afternoon, after it had raged for more than seven hours. The cause of the blaze is currently being investigated, and Mr Street said ‘nothing was being ruled out’. He was also quick to praise the Selsey community for their huge contribution. The scout hut immediately opposite the school was used as a base for the more than 100 firefighters battling the blaze, and an army of local volunteers provided them with hot food and drinks all day. “The local people are to be celebrated,” Mr Street said. TKAT, the trust which runs the school, is set to make a statement later reassuring parents of pupils who attend the school. It has already said that students collecting their GCSE results this Thursday will do so from SEAL primary school nearby. http://www.chichester.co.uk/news/amazing-selsey-community-praised-following-huge-school-fire-1-7537644 Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage at www.chichester.co.uk/ 2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ChichesterObserver 3) Follow us on Twitter @Chiobserver 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! The Chichester Observer - always the first with your local news. Be part of it.