Fifteen fire engines have been deployed as more than 100 firefighters battle a blaze in a block of luxury flats.
Flames have reached the top floor of the three-storey building in Kent.
Fire fighters are on the scene at Holborough Lakes, Snodland.
A witness Tweeted that he woke up to the Holborough Lakes block of flats ‘in full blaze’
Over 100 firefighters were deployed to the scene in Snodland, Kent, where a block of flats was on fire
The fire was brought under control after flames were seen bursting out of the apartment block’s top floor
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Firefighters are dealing with a large fire at a three storey building used as flats at Holborough Lakes, Snodland.’
At 8.01am, Twitter user Despicable Lee said: ‘Just woke up to 8 Fire engines and the block of flats across the Rd in full blaze. Think everybody got out, Jesus I hope so.’
The block sits in a Berkeley property group housing development where homes cost between £320,000 to £629,000 according to The Sun.
The company call the development an ‘exclusive community of new homes in the heart of Kent’.
Ocver 100 firefighters are battling the blaze at the heart of an ‘exclusive’ development in Kent
‘Set around a series of freshwater lakes and attractive landscaping, it offers an exceptional collection of houses and apartments, leisure facilities and Valley Invicta Primary School,’ it says.
The property development is understood to have been completed but it is not known if the blazing block was occupied.
Firefighters battle the blaze in Kent, where a luxury apartment block was on fire this morning
Flames billowed from the top floor of the building, where fifteen fire engines are battling the blaze
Fifteen fire engines have been sent to battle a blaze in the three-storey block of flats in Kent
Over 100 firefighter were sent to the luxury apartment block in Kent to tackle the fire
After people were evacuated from the block, one homeowner living across the road told The Sun he thought nobody had been seriously hurt after he called emergency services.
He said: ‘I woke up at about half six [this morning] and heard that something was going on.
‘At about five to seven I got myself up and looked – it was a bit of a shock.’
British Red Cross volunteers were at the scene to offer support to those evacuated.
Simon Lewis, Head of Crisis Response, said: ‘British Red Cross emergency response teams have been called out to help support those affected by the fire at Pollyfield Close.
‘We currently have five volunteers assisting at a local rest centre, helping look after residents who have been evacuated. All our volunteers are trained to give practical and emotional support.
‘The British Red Cross has invoked its Tesco agreement, which allows us to be able to pick up essentials, such as food, toiletries, tea and coffee, from local Tesco stores.
‘We will continue to monitor the response throughout the day and stand ready to assist however we are needed.’