People living in the Sonora Way and Quinton Road area of Sittingbourne were told to close doors and windows because of smoke from a large haystack fire in a nearby field.

Two fire crews were initially sent to the scene to tackle the blaze and used drag rakes and a water jet to stop the fire spreading.

There were no reported injuries.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service appealed to those on social media to alert residents who were not using the internet.

A spokesman said: "If you know someone who isn't online who needs to know this information, please make sure you let them know as soon as possible."

Emergency services were called just after 11am on Thursday and left at 2.20pm.

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