EMERGENCY services have been called to Brighton seafront over a fire at a hotel.

Fire engines, ambulances and police have been called to the scene in King's Road.

East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said it was called at 4.30pm over fears of a "fatal" fire.

A spokesman said: "We were called at 4.30pm to King's Road in Brighton.

"There has been a fire in a ground floor bathroom."

A Sussex Police spokesman told The Argus the incident involved a "small fire in a room".

The incident is not being treated as suspicious, and the force confirmed one person has been treated for smoke inhalation.