More than 50 holiday camp workers were evacuated from their rooms early today after a fire was discovered in a toilet.

The blaze at Butlins, Bognor, is being treated as arson.

It broke out in the Kent building, which is used as staff accommodation at the seafront complex.

Fire crews from Bognor and Chichester were called to the centre just after 4.15am.

A brigade spokesman said: "The fire broke out in a first-floor toilet and 53 people had already been evacuated when we arrived."

The blaze was brought under control within minutes and staff were allowed to return.