Firefighters helped a burns victim after a gas explosion in a restaurant.

The crew attended the Coast to Coast venue in Medway Valley Leisure Park in Strood.

They were called to the eatery at 9.30am yesterday following a small blast.

There appeared to be a gas leak in the American diner's kitchen, causing what they described as a “small pop”.

The team, from Strood fire station, secured the gas and electric mains and tended to the victim’s minor burns.

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