Residents of a Kent town were woken up by the sound of an explosion last night.

Several people in Ashford reported hearing a noise "like a bomb had gone off".

The noise was caught on CCTV as it echoed through the streets of Kennington

Little Burton resident Simon Higgins' security camera managed to capture the moment at about 11.30pm.

He said: "I was just drifting off to sleep when I heard it.

"It genuinely sounded like a gas explosion or a bomb."

Many people quickly took to social media in an attempt to locate the source of the noise.

Speculation ran rife, with suggestions ranging from a sonic boom to a gun shot.

One resident said: "I was awake for a while afterwards waiting to hear sirens because I thought something horrible had happened, it was a huge explosion."

Another commented that it had sent her dogs "running to take cover".

The cause of the explosion has yet to be confirmed, but it is believed to have been a lorry tyre exploding in the Canterbury Road area.

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