A SUSPICIOUS fire outside a home in Gravesend caused £1,000 in damage.

Firefighters were called out at 5.38am last Sunday (January 21) to deal with the fire in the Dickens Estate, in Shamrock Road.

No-one was injured because the house was unoccupied at the time.

Police are now appealing for anyone who saw anything suspicious on the Dickens Estate, between midnight and 5am on Sunday morning, to call 01322 283111 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.