A tipper van was badly damaged this morning after catching fire in the car park near Hell's Mouth, Portreath.

The cause of the fire is being treated as doubtful and the details have been passed on to the police for further investigation Five fire fighters in one appliance from Camborne attended the call received at 2.58am and found the vehicle well alight. Crews used two breathing apparatus and two hose reels to put out the fire.