Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire last night in Maidstone.

The blaze had started on some decking in a garden on Melford Drive around 9.30pm, and had spread to the fascia of a neighbouring property.

The occupier of the adjacent house had prevented it from spreading further by throwing buckets of water on the flames.

Crews used a hose reel jet and breathing apparatus while extinguishing the fire.

Firefighters left the scene just before 10.15pm.