Firefighters were called to a Halfway property after a bonfire spread to a neighbouring garden.

The blaze began in grounds in Queenborough Road at around 5.30pm yesterday, and ignited some conifers, fencing and decking nearby.

Two fire crews spent around half and hour at the scene, and stopped it spreading any further.

It came as a weather warning was in place over high winds, reaching up to 60mph.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service advises that bonfires should never be left unattended and should be constructed away from buildings, garden sheds, fences, hedges and overhanging branches.