A garage has been destroyed in a fire at a home in Gravesend.

Fire crews were called to the incident in Mermaid Close, Northfleet in the early hours of this morning after midnight.

Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and tackled the blaze using a high-pressure hose reel jet, before clearing smoke and fumes with a positive pressure ventilation fan.

A thermal imaging camera was used to check for any hot spots.

The garage could not be saved and its contents were also destroyed.

There are no reports of any injuries and the fire was believed to be accidental due to an electrical fault.