Firefighters tackled a blaze at a shop in Gravesend last night (August 31).

Emergency services were called to the shop in Istead Rise at around 7.35pm.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire, which had broken out in an electrical room, using a hose reel.

Smoke was cleared from the property using a ventilation fan before crews left the scene at around 8.30pm.

The fire’s cause is unknown.

No-one was injured.