Fire and ambulance crews on the Isle have been called to two separate incidents in quick succession.

Firefighters had to deal with a vehicle fire in a garage workshop in Coldswood Road, Ramsgate, and an out of control garden fire at a home in Flete Road, Margate, yesterday.

The garden fire had started as a bonfire but spread into long grass and when fire crews arrived at about 12.30pm they found the resident fighting the flames with his garden hose to stop it reaching a large row of conifers.

He was given oxygen at the scene but was taken to hospital by ambulance crews for precautionary checks.

The garage blaze is believed to have started in the engine of a vehicle at about 2pm which then engulfed it and caused damage to the inside of the building.

A man reported to be in his 70s was given oxygen and assessed at the scene by paramedics.