Fighters tackled a skip blaze in Chattenden and a mattress fire in Strood last night.

A crew were called to woodland near Albatross Avenue in Strood at 7.20pm after a mattress caught alight.

They were then called to a skip blaze in Elmwood Road in Chattenden at 8pm.

The fire is thought to have been deliberate and police officers were at the scene when the firefighters arrived.