A man had to be put on oxygen after breathing in smoke during a house fire.

Firefighters were called to a blaze in the property in Hamstreet shortly before 8pm last night.

Smoke was seen pouring from the back of the terraced property in Bank Side and the alarms were sounding.

Crews wore their breathing apparatus to tackle the fire and went into the house discovering the flames on the first floor.

They spent around 30 minutes at the scene and used a hose reel to put out the fire.

They then gave oxygen to the man, aged around 30.

A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire is unknown.

A fan had to be used to clear smoke from the property after the flames were put out.