INCREDIBLE footage shows more than sixty firefighters battling a blaze in Worthing.

The aerial footage, captured using a camera mounted on a drone, gives a bird-eye view of the scene as a dozen fire crews work to control the flames.

The fire broke out in flats above a row of shops in Rectory Road on Monday, August 27.

Read more: Major fire rips through flats in Rectory Road, Worthing

Firefighters were called at 6.38pm and sent ten engines with two aerial ladder platforms to the scene.

Everyone living in the flats was said to have escaped unhurt.

This morning the road remains closed while investigations continue.

A fundraising page has been set up to help the families affected by the fire replace their destroyed belongings.

The cause of the blaze is not yet known.

The fire service said in a statement this morning: "Crews worked overnight at the scene of the fire in Rectory Road, Worthing, and this morning are damping down.

"Fire investigation work is underway.

"There will be disruption to roads in that area for some time yet. Please allow extra time for your journeys."

People who need to retrieve essential possessions were advised to go to the cordon in Rectory Road and the fire service will decide if it is safe.

A building inspector from Worthing Borough Council has been assessing structural damage.

Residents who are displaced due to the fire should make their way to Portland House where they will be given help and advice by Worthing Borough Council’s housing team.

The telephone number for Worthing Borough Council is 01903 239999.