AN electrical fault in a motor home sparked a blaze that spread to two houses in Burnley.

Two fire crews were called to Prairie Crescent in Burnley shortly after 1.45am today.

The 2001-registered caravan had been parked on the driveway of a property when it caught fire.

The owners who had been in the house left their home after hearing the smoke alarm.

Their next door neighbours were also forced to evacuate when the fire spread to the ground floor of their property.

Firefighters said nobody was injured in the fire which is being treated as accidental.