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A man has died in a kitchen fire in Dartford.

Fire crews were called to the blaze at a flat in Priory Road at about 7:44 GMT on Sunday.

A man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene, Kent Fire and Rescue Service said.

The fire service said the fire is believed to have started accidentally due to an electrical fault.

Kent Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious.

“A report has been completed for the coroner,” a police spokesperson said.

“The deceased’s next of kin have been informed.”

Two fire engines were sent to the property and crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish a fire in the kitchen.

Fire investigators also attended.

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