Almost £1,000 has been raised by a community after a family had their home damaged in a house fire.

Emergency services were called to Hawkhurst Road in Brighton earlier this week after a fire erupted in the roof of a house.

Six fire engines and an aerial ladder platform attended the incident to extinguish the blaze.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

A fundraiser on GoFundMe has been set up to help the family affected by the fire.

Sue and James Savage, organisers of the fundraiser, said: “Alongside our neighbours in Coldean, we would like to raise some money for a lovely family close to us after they had a house fire.

“As a community, they would always help us if we needed it, so we would all like to help them at this awful time.”

The fundraiser has so far raised £950 of its £1,000 target.

Donations can be made at https://www.gofundme.com/f/our-neighbours-who-have-had-a-house-fire.