Two people have been rescued from smoke-logged flats after a tumble dryer burst into flames.

A man became trapped in his home by the smoke and was saved by firefighters who used a ladder to reach him.

A woman was also led to safety from the flat below. Both were given oxygen therapy at the scene.

The blaze at the building in Otford Road, Sevenoaks, is thought to have started in a tumble dryer.

Crews in breathing apparatus arrived just after 9.15pm last night and tackled the fire, before clearing smoke with a ventilation fan.

They removed the tumble dryer and checked the flames had not spread using a thermal imaging camera.

Two flats were left smoke-logged, and the landing suffered a small amount of fire, heat and smoke damage.

The fire service left the scene just after 10pm.