Two men suffered burns to their hands after a blaze ignited a workshop in Sandwich overnight.

The building in Ramsgate Road was well alight by the time firefighters arrived at 7.50pm yesterday.

The fire stemmed from a vehicle inside, which quickly spread to the whole premises which is five metres by 25 metres wide.

A main jet and two hose reel jets were used to extinguish the flames and a 2.7 metre ladder was used to access the roof void to check for any hot spots.

The crews left the scene at 8.51pm but were later called back at 2am today as the fire had re-ignited.

They spent a further three hours there, using four pumps to put it out.

The burns sustained by the men are not life threatening.