A motorhome parked in a residential street was badly damaged by fire.

Firefighters were called to Brunswick Road, off Benhill Avenue, in Sutton at 5am this morning to reports of a motorhome on fire.

No one was in the vehicle at the time, which is understood to belong to a resident of the street.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The flames destroyed 20 per cent of the inside of the vehicle, which was also very badly damaged by smoke.