A woman has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a house in Ramsgate.

Crews were called to Vine Close and arrived at around 4.35pm to find a chip pan was alight in a kitchen.

A fire service spokesman said: "The occupants were outside the property when firefighters arrived, and crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire before using a high pressure fan to clear the house of smoke.

"A woman suffering with smoke inhalation was taken to hospital by SECAmb paramedics."

Crews remained at the scene until 5.30pm.

• Read more about chip pan safety and how to plan for a fire safe meal time visit www.kent.fire-uk.org/your-safety/home-safety/a-z-of-safety-what-are-the-risks/chip-pan-fires/