Emergency response to car fire on A259 Churchill Avenue, Folkestone

Police were at the scene of a car fire on the A259.

The blaze broke out in Churchill Avenue, Folkestone, this afternoon.

Pictures show a Peugeot 208 engulfed in flames and smoke, with officers blocking a lane close to the Castle Hill Interchange.

Police were called at 3.25pm, and the road reopened less than an hour later.

A spokesman said: “Officers and the fire service attended the scene where fire crews extinguished the blaze.”

A fire service spokesperson added: “We were called to reports of a car alight in Churchill Avenue, Folkestone.

“One fire engine attended, and crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the flames using a hose reel jet.”

No injuries have been reported.