A fire has broken out in Lyme Regis.

Three fire crews from Lyme Regis, Charmouth and Colyton were called to Broad Street at 12.39pm today to tackle a fire in a first floor kitchen. 

Four breathing apparatus wearers used two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.

The high street is currently closed off. 

A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue said: "Crews from Lyme Regis, Charmouth and Colyton were called to Broad Street at 12.39pm this afternoon.

"The incident involved a fire in a first floor kitchen which four breathing apparatus wearers extinguished using two hose reel jets and thermal imaging cameras."