A faulty stage light sparked a blaze in a school theatre.

The fire started at the Brockhill Park School, in Sandling Road, Hythe, a comprehensive specialising in the performing arts.

Firefighters were called at 10.27am yesterday (Friday) and spent around an hour and a half tackling the blaze.

Students were evacuated during the emergency.

A Kent Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “Two fire engines attended, and crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames that had spread to a curtain.

“There were no reported injuries.”

The school has been asked for comment.