A barn fire is believed to have been started deliberately by arsonists.

Firefighters were called on Monday (September 25) at 12.21am to Blacketts Road, Sittingbourne, after reports a barn containing bales of straw was ablaze.

Four fire engines attended and an electrical safety engineer from UK Power Networks also assisted.

By 7.45pm, the operation had been scaled back and a team with two fire engines remained.

Crews have maintained a watching brief at the site overnight since it began.

Once the haystack had reduced in size, the technical rescue unit used a telehandler machine to break down the remaining pile.

On Wednesday at 10.30pm, the service confirmed the fire had been extinguished.

There were no reported injuries and the cause is believed to be deliberate.