Firefighters tackled a blaze in undergrowth in the early hours of this morning.

One crew was called to the area behind the Royal Bank of Scotland building in New Rents, Ashford at 1am after reports there were flames coming from the shrubbery.

Officers used a hose reel to tackle the flames and were on the scene for half an hour.

It is not know exactly how the fire started but a fire spokesman said he believed it had been started deliberately.

There was no one else at the scene.