A woman has been charged with arson and intent to endanger life after a blaze in a terraced house.

Julie Ann Webster, 44, of Milton Road, Gillingham, was arrested yesterday in the same street after police were called to a "disturbance" at midday.

She has since been charged and remanded in custody to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court today.

The house was engulfed in flames after the fire broke out on the ground floor.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service said a woman had been led from the property before they arrived, and everybody was safely accounted for.

Crews in breathing apparatus carried out a full search and put out the blaze using a main jet supplied by a hydrant, as well as a hose reel jet.

They then used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke from the building and left just before 1pm.