Some five fire engines were sent to battle a fire inside a former nightclub.

Fire crews attended the blaze yesterday afternoon just before 5.30pm at the former Liquid nightclub and flour mills in East Hill, Ashford.

A height vehicle and bulk water carrier were sent to the scene and firefighters extinguished the flames just after 6pm.

No injuries were reported, and the cause is not yet known.

This is not the first time the Flour Mills has been attacked by vandals. Earlier this year, yobs destroyed the bridge at the site leaving owners, Oliver Davis Homes, with no choice but to fence it off.

After Ashford School sold the site to the developer in 2021, Oliver Davis submitted an application for it to be converted into 53 flats.

The plans were approved by Ashford Borough Council in July 2022, but an environmental issue is stalling the development from starting.

Once given the green light, the former flour mills in Ashford will also become Oliver Davis Homes headquarters.

The ground floors will include a residents’ lounge and working space, cafeteria and large gym.

The long-standing landmark in Ashford was built in 1901 and first owned by miller Henry Sturges Pledge and was H.S Pledge and Sons flour mill, before becoming a nightclub.

In 2021, KentOnline had an exclusive tour inside the venue which Liquid and Envy had moved out of in 2014.

The site has since fallen into more serious dereliction and has faced multiple attacked of vandalism and trespassing over the years.