UPDATE: ‘Unconscious’ man in hospital after Billingshurst gas incident

A man who was found unconscious at his Billingshurst home this afternoon (Thursday March 27) has been taken to hospital, say Horsham police.
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Emergency services were called to East Street just before 11.30am.

Police initially responded to reports of a gas leak, but a spokesperson confirmed the gas was coming from a kitchen hob.

The man has been taken to Worthing Hospital via road ambulance and remains unconscious, added Horsham police.

Police closed the road, but it has since being re-opened.