Field blaze destroys two hectares of farmland

Fire engulfed a field at a farm in Ramsgate

Fire crews have put out a blaze which destroyed about two hectares of a field at a farm in Ramsgate.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) said four fire engines went to the scene in Prestedge Avenue in the early hours of Saturday.

Crews used hose reel jets and wildfire equipment to extinguish the flames, a KFRS spokesman said.

He said there were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is not yet known.