Update at 5:17pm 

People living or travelling near Valley Road in Margate are no longer being advised to close windows and doors, following a field fire.

Four fire engines remain at the scene, and crews have made good progress extinguishing the fire and tackling hot spots. Crews also worked with a farmer to create a fire break using a tractor.

No injuries have been reported.

Initial update

People living or travelling near Valley Road in Margate are being advised to close windows and doors, due to smoke coming from a field fire.

Five fire engines and a specialist wildfire vehicle are attending the scene, and crews are working to extinguish the fire.

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