Fire at furniture shop in High Street, Farningham
06:25, 06 November 2019
updated: 07:44, 06 November 2019
A fire has caused extensive damage to a High Street furniture shop.
A man and woman have been treated for smoke inhalation after the blaze broke out overnight in Farningham, near Dartford.
Fire and police crews were sent to the shop at 3.20am. At the height of the blaze, eight fire engines were at the scene and people living in the area were advised to keep doors and windows closed.
Within half an hour they had controlled the fire to one section of the shop.
A woman in her 60s and and a man in his 70s were treated for the effects of breathing in smoke.
Firefighters had put the blaze out by 7.30am. The cause is not yet known.
