Firefighters spent about three hours tackling a large rubbish fire in Dover last night.

Three fire engines were called to Abbey Road, where they found about 200 square metres of rubbish alight.

Three fire engines were sent to deal with the blaze shortly after 9pm.

Crews used wearing breathing apparatus attacked the flames and no one was injured during the incident.

The cause of the fire is not known and crews left the scene at midnight.

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