Police have launched an inquiry after an arson attack in Dewsbury this morning.

Officers joined firefighters in probing the blaze in a yard in Westtown.

The alarm was raised shortly after 6am when flames were spotted coming from the yard.

Dewsbury fire crews arrived to find two Seat Leon cars were on fire.

They tackled the blaze using hose-reels but both vehicles were badly damaged.

A fire brigade spokesman confirmed that arson was the suspected cause.