Ten fire crews from across Kent tackled a fire at Dungness B nuclear power station last night and this morning.

The station’s own fire team summoned help at about midnight after a fire broke out in unit 22 boiler annexe, which is related to the second reactor.

Martin Bultin, spokesman for British Energy, said: “Station personnel called the fire brigade who put it out quickly.

“We turned reactor 22 off. There was no release of radioactivity and no one was injured.”

“We are looking into the cause.”

He added: “The station fire team helped Kent Fire Service to put the fire out.”

By 9am this morning two fire crews remained on the scene, though the blaze was out.