Firefighters were called to a car fire this afternoon.

A crew from the Sittingbourne station was called to the junction of Charlotte Street and Jubilee Street in Sittingbourne at around 3pm.

A red Peugeot 406, which was registered in Bulgaria, was destroyed.

Firefighters were at the scene for about 40 minutes putting out the blaze using a hose reel jet and making the area safe.

No one was reported injured.

Police were called shortly after as the fire was thought to have been started on purpose.