A bin store caught alight after flammable materials were chucked away with the rubbish.

Firefighter rushed to the bin store which was used by occupants of flats in Bird Road, Bewbush, Crawley, at 11.30pm yesteray.

A Crawley firefighter said: “The fire was probably accidental.

“But it is important that people check what they throw away and do not put flammable materials in the rubbish.”