A mattress that caught alight in Illogan is believed to have been set on fire deliberately.

Fire fighters from Camborne were called to Agar Road on the Illogan Highway just before 1am today, after reports that a mattress had been set alight.

On arriving they found that the blaze was already out, but that smoke had caused some damage to a nearby vehicle.

Arson is believed to have been the cause of the fire and the matter has been passed to the police to investigate.