A house had to be evacuated when a motorbike parked against its side wall caught fire.

Several people managed to escape unhurt from the property in Manor Place, Bognor, at about 4am on Saturday before fire crews arrived.

A brigade spokesman said: "At first it was feared people were inside and four fire fighters wearing breathing equipment went in to search the building."

Station Officer Rob Mapley said: "The motorbike was parked against the building and a small fire outside quickly spread inside the building."

Police cordoned off the damaged house close to Bognor seafront as an investigation began into why the bike caught fire.