Dramatic photos show a recycling yard engulfed in flames and huge plumes of smoke that could be seen from miles around.

A family who run a coffee roastery have launched a plea for help after a ‘heartbreaking’ fire destroyed their business.

Firefighters have issued a warning after tackling a blaze thought to have been caused by a tumble dryer.

The fire service is urging people to close doors and windows while crews tackle a blaze at an industrial estate.

Fire crews battle a blaze on a building roof.

A building had to be evacuated after reports of children setting a mattress ablaze and putting it up against an escape route.

Video footage has emerged showing the extent of the damage caused by a large blaze at a former merchants’ site just metres from people’s homes.

Residents were being urged to close windows and doors while crews tackled a derelict building fire.

Firefighters we called to an arson in an alleyway near train tracks.

Firefighters responded to a suspected arson attack near former council offices after rubbish was set alight.

A woman and her pet cat died in a blaze after she dropped her lighted cigarette.

There were delays as fire crews worked to tackle a blaze in the roof of a house.

Dozens of residents are being put up in a hotel following a devastating fire at a block of flats - as council bosses say some have “lost everything”.

Fire teams have finally stood down after a blaze ripped through flats on Sunday - prompting an evacuation of residents.

A grandmother has told of the terrifying moment she fled her block of flats with others during a “devastating” blaze this morning.

Dozens of residents have been evacuated from their homes overnight after a fire at a block of flats.

Data shows more than 1,600 fires were started intentionally in Kent over the last year, nearly four call-outs every day.

Fire crews spent more than three hours battling a blaze at a wildlife haven.

High-speed rail services have been delayed after reports of a fire by the tracks under a bridge.

Fire crews spent five hours battling a blaze at a recycling centre.