Smoke could be seen billowing over South Ashford today.

One engine from Ashford fire station was called to the yard behind McLaren Foods Plc, in the Beaver Industrial Estate, at around midday to a report that some rubbish had caught alight.

Included in the pile of rubbish was garden waste.

Firefighters, who were on site for around 20 minutes, used hoses to extinguish the fire.