This is the moment a blaze at a garage full of gas canisters triggers a series of explosions, sending flames shooting into the air.
Residents reported a series of loud bangs echoing across the area as the fire lit up the night sky above Rembrandt Drive in Gravesend.
Fire crews arrived just after 11.15pm last night but were not able to leave the scene until 7.30am today due to the presence of so many containers.
The firefighters used a thermal imaging camera as they tried to extinguish the flames using a hose and compressed foam.
Photos taken this morning showed scores of burnt-out canisters lying beside the burnt-out building.
Neighbour Philip Bellars said: "I thought it was fireworks to begin with and didn't think anything of it. But when I looked out the window flames were coming out the top of the garage.
"We called the fire brigade who were there fairly quickly - but before they got there it had properly caught alight and things were starting to explode from within the garage.
"We were pretty sure it was gas cylinders from the way the fire was spewing out the top and from the explosions. The force actually knocked our smoke alarm off the wall."
A spokesman for the Kent Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews have remained at the scene throughout the night once the fire was extinguished to allow the cylinders to vent, after being cooled.
"It is not yet clear how the fire started."
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