A woman was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a chip pan caught alight in Gillingham.

Firefighters were called to a flat in Mount Evans House, Skinner Street, shortly before 11.30am.

The fire was quickly extinguished but a resident, aged 81, had to be taken to hospital, and the kitchen was damaged by smoke and heat.

Kent Fire and Rescue warn against filling chip pans to over a third of their capacity, and say they should never be left unattended.