A woman has leapt from a flat after a fire broke out in a home in Worthing.

Four crews from Worthing and Shoreham were called to King Edward Avenue at 5.15pm where a flat in a block of flats was reportedly on fire.

There is one female casualty who has jumped from a flat, a West Sussex Fire and Rescue spokesman said. It is not clear if she jumped from the burning flat.

The air ambulance has been called to the scene.