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Fire spreads from outbuilding in Sharsted Hill, Newnham, near Sittingbourne

09:35, 08 July 2020

updated: 09:37, 08 July 2020

Firefighters were called to a blaze which spread from an outbuilding to nearby trees and industrial machinery.

Two crews were sent to a "commercial premises" in Sharsted Hill, Newnham, near Sittingbourne, shortly before 8.45pm yesterday.

The fire started in an outbuilding in Sharsted Hill, Newnham, near Sittingbourne
The fire started in an outbuilding in Sharsted Hill, Newnham, near Sittingbourne

They used hoses and managed to put out the flames in just under an hour.

A Kent Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said no-one was hurt.

The cause is believed to be accidental.

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