Fire crews tackled a house blaze for more than five hours this afternoon.

Four fire engines attended the scene in Magpie Bottom in Knatts Valley, Sevenoaks, just before 2pm.

A bulk carrier also attended, and crews wearing breathing apparatus used main jets and hose reel jets to extinguish the fire and stop the flames from spreading.

It had been put out by just after 7pm.

No injuries were reported, and the cause is not yet known.