Final update: 3.30pm on 1 August

Firefighting operations are now complete at this incident.

At the height of the incident, nine fire engines and a height vehicle attended. Crews, wearing breathing apparatus, used main jets to extinguish the fire.

There are no reported injuries and the cause is not yet known.

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Update at 2.30pm on 1 August:

Crews are continuing extinguish the fire and dampen down hotspots at the derelict building fire on Seabrook Road in Hythe.

Two fire engines and a height vehicle remain in attendance.

There are no reported injuries and the cause is not yet known.

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Update at 11am on 1 August:

Advice for those living or travelling near Seabrook Road in Hythe, to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke, is no longer in place.

Two fire engines and a height vehicle are currently in attendance. The KFRS Technical Rescue Unit are also in attendance, assisting to extinguish remaining hotspots.

There are no reported injuries.

Please share this update with anyone in the affected area who might not have access to the internet.

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Update at 7am on 1 August:

Crews are still advising people living or travelling near Seabrook Road, Hythe to close their windows and doors due to smoke in the area.

Two fire engines and a height vehicle are currently in attendance, crews are making good progress to extinguish the fire.

Please share this update with anyone in the affected area who might not have access to the internet.

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Initial Update

Crews are currently responding to a fire at a derelict building on Seabrook Road, Hythe.

People living or travelling near this area are being advised to close windows and doors due to a large plume of smoke.

Six fire engines and a height vehicle are currently in attendance, and crews, using breathing apparatus, are using main jets to extinguish the fire.

Please share this update with anyone in the affected area who might not have access to the internet.