A fire broke out at the Occupy Brighton camp tongiht.

A tent caught alight at the camp in Victoria Gardens at 5.50pm.

Firefighters from Preston Circus attended the blaze which a Sussex Police spokesman said was believed to have been caused accidentally.

He said: “It is believed they were burning pallets and it got out of hand.

“We attended to assist traffic.”

He said there were no reports of any injuries.

A firefighter said: “We sent one appliance to the fire which broke out in a tent.”

A witness said: “Occupy Brighton tents are on fire… I hope no one got hurt.”