Firefighters have battled a blaze that broke out inside a block of flats.

Six fire engines and a height vehicle have been at the scene in Ethelbert Road, Birchington, where the fire engulfed both the second and third floors of te three-storey building.

Crews arrived at the scene at about 7.25am and spent two hours wearing breathing apparatus and using jets of water to tackle the fire.

The blaze is now out, and firefighters are damping down remaining hot spots

Paramedics are treating one man for minor burns.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

More to follow.

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