A huge fire has broken out in a town centre.

The blaze is thought to have broken out just behind Gladstone Road of Whitstable , just off the town's high street.

The fire service, police and paramedics are at the scene, and emergency services are thought to have closed Gladstone Road.

Residents have reported seeing smoke from the blaze from several streets away.

The fire is in a derelict building close to Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed C of E Primary School.

One person said: "I believe it as an old derelict bungalow situated next to the endowed school, behind Howard's kitchen in Gladstone Road."

A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service, said: "We've currently got crews dealing with a fire in a derelict property in Gladstone Road, Whitstable."

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