Firefighters have rescued a woman from a blaze at a block of flats.

Police and paramedics were also called to the fire at a complex in Approach Road, Margate.

Two fire engines arrived following the call shortly after 5pm yesterday, and crews wearing breathing apparatus rescued a woman who was handed into the care of the ambulance crews.

Firefighters tackled the blaze with hose reel jets and water from a hydrant.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.