Firefighters are battling a blaze at a takeaway restaurant.
Crews were called at 1:15pm to Bockhanger Lane in Kennington, Ashford.
Four fire engines and a height vehicle are in attendance, and crews are using hose reel jets and covering jets to extinguish the alight building.
A spokesperson for the service added that a flat above the property has also been affected.
They said: “Other homes and businesses within the building have been evacuated as a precaution.
“No injuries have been reported.”
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One witness captured a dramatic video of smoke billowing into the air.
Fire engines could also be seen driving towards the blaze, and sirens could be heard.