Huge plumes of smoke can be seen for miles as firefighters tackle a blaze at a former school site.

Six fire engines, a height vehicle and police have descended on Seabrook Road in Hythe.

Fire crews and police are at the entrance to the former Foxwood special needs school, which closed in 2016.

A fire service spokesperson said: “We are currently responding to a derelict building fire in Seabrook Road, Hythe.

“Six fire engines and a height vehicle are currently in attendance and crews are using hose reel and main jets to extinguish the flames.

“There are no reported injuries and the cause is currently unknown.”

Smoke can be seen billowing from the site from miles away across the town.

Two fire engines have been pictured in Seabrook Road along with one police car.

Officers are managing traffic on the busy route between Folkestone and Hythe.

A police spokesman said: “We were called at 2.15pm today to reports of a fire at a building on Seabrook Road, Hythe.

“Officers are currently at the scene to assist the fire service.”

Plans to transform the derelict site into 150 homes were approved in 2022.

Ambitious artist impressions revealed how Foxwood School in Seabrook Road could be reimagined with the planned homes set among open green spaces and trees, and offering sea views.

But planning permission for the homes lapsed earlier this year.

Seabrook Road is lined with pricey properties. According to Rightmove, the majority of homes sold there during the last year were detached and went for an average of £772,500.