Update: 9.30pm on 14 July

People living or travelling near Dungeness Road, Romney Marsh are no longer being advised to keep their doors and windows closed following a wildfire earlier today.

Crews have been dampening down over the last few hours

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

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Update: 6.35pm on 14 July

The advice for those living or travelling near Dungeness Road, Romney Marsh, to close their windows and doors remains in place.
Local residents may also experience low water pressure.

Please share this information with any loved ones in the area who may be affected but do not have access to the internet.

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Initial update:

Crews are currently responding to a grass fire in Dungeness Road, Romney Marsh.

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

Four fire engines are currently in attendance, and crews are using a fogging unit and hose-reel jet to extinguish the flames.

Please share this information with any loved ones in the area who may be affected but do not have access to the internet.