A HOUSE fire in Gravesend is being treated as suspicious.

Firefighters arrived at the property in Dickens Road to find the front door was open and flames on two floors of the house.

Crews from Thames-side and Strood were called at 12.25am this morning (November 10) to put out the blaze which caused fire, smoke and heat damage to the home.

They left the scene by around 2am.

There was no-one in the house at the time of the incident and there are no reports of any injuries.

The cause of the fire is now being investigated by the police.