Emergency services rushed the scene of a fire in a toilet block near the beach.

Firefighters were called to a fire in some toilets near The Parade in Greatstone just before 12.30am yesterday morning.

The cause is thought to have been deliberate.

Two fire engines attended the scene and crews used a high-pressure hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

The blaze was put out by 1am.

A police spokesman said: "Police were notified by Kent Fire and Rescue Service at 12.50am on Wednesday, May 1 of a small fire at a block of toilets on The Parade in Greatstone.

"Officers attended but no damage was caused and no offences have been reported."