Fire swept through an East Sussex storage yard after arsonists set pallets alight.

Four teams of firefighters battled the flames in Parker Road, Hastings, yesterday. An estimated 100 pallets were on fire.

Leading Firefighter Paul Evans said the flames were fanned by strong winds.

Mr Evans said: "The land where the pallets are stored is next to the railway station.

"It's primarily used as a storage yard but there was other equipment there as well."

Information boards were put up appealing to people with information to contact Crimestoppers.

The fire started at 6pm yesterday and firefighters were on the scene for about an hour.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Sussex Police on 0845 6070999 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.