A FIRE broke out in Kentish Town this morning causing severe damage to a second floor flat on Kentish Town Road.

Firefighters were called at 7am to the two-storey building, which was a shop with a flat above.

Four engines and 20 firefighters attended and they had the fire under control by 8.30am.

No-one was injured in the fire but around three quarters of the second floor property was badly fire-damaged.