THE MEN WHO DIED

By The Newsroom
Published 4th Dec 2006, 19:17 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 22:50 BST
The two fire service workers who died in Sunday's explosion at a fireworks factory have been named.

This article is based on reports published yesterday on this site

They were Brian Wembridge, 63, and Geoff Wicker, 49.

Mr Wembridge was a support worker. He was a retired firefighter who had been employed in another role, which including taking photographs at fire scenes.

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Mr Wicker, from Heathfield, was a retained firefighter. His full-time job is believed to have been in the fire and rescue service's control room.

Flowers have been placed outside the fire station at Heathfield, which stands at the end of the main street.

He and the other man who died seem to have been