These pictures show the full scale of the damage caused to a village shop following a blaze which broke out last night.

Flames ripped through the Co-op, in The Street, Upchurch, after a manager spotted smoke coming from the kitchen as he was locking up at 10pm.

At its height four fire crews were battling the blaze.

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The fire was most likely triggered by an electrical fault, potentially with a charging e-cigarette.

Fire investigators are today combing the scene to establish exactly what happened and then a lengthy clean up operation will start.

Many villagers and residents of surrounding areas rely on the Co-op.