Flames pour from a van destroyed by a raging fire in the early hours of this morning.

Emergency services were called to Rydal Avenue in Ramsgate at 4am following reports of a blaze.

The van is understood to have been used for work purposes.

A police spokesman said: "Officers have made contact with the owner and are carrying out enquiries."

One fire engine attended and there were no injuries.

A spokesman for the local neighbourhood watch scheme says the community is rallying together to raise money for the van owner.

"We are all coming together, we will find the people responsible," he said.

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