A fire has broken out at a processing plant in Dartford

The blaze started in a metal hopper - a container for a loose bulk material such as grain, rock, or rubbish - at the plant in Pearson Way just after 8am.

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Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) sent two engines to the scene.

Flames were under control by 8.45am.

A spokesman for KFRS said: "A positive pressure ventilation is also in operation to clear smoke within the building."