Fire crews rescued two goldfish and a hamster from a burning house this afternoon.

The pets were saved from the blaze in Greenfield Road, Ramsgate.

Firefighters were called just before 1pm.

They went into the house wearing breathing apparatus and doused the flames in the first-floor bedroom using a hose.

There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is not yet known.

Emergency services left the scene at around 2pm.