A deep fat fryer has caused a fire in a catering shop.

New Century Catering in High Street, Eastchurch, had to call firefighters at about 10.20am today (Thursday).

One of its fryers over heated and the fat inside caught fire.

Two pumps from Sheerness attended and were on the scene for about an hour.

A spokesman said: “The owner had dealt with the fire by placing a blanket over the fryer.

“There was a fair amount of smoke damage.”