A FIRE broke out at a popular takeaway shop in Poole.

Smokeys in Ashley Road, which serves flame grilled burgers, is set to be closed for the next couple of months while the building is refurbished.

The fire started in the kitchen of the fast food restaurant at around 1am on Wednesday. Three fire crews tackled the blaze, which was under control in under half an hour.

Smokeys posted on their Facebook page later that day to inform their customers about the incident.

They said: “We were devastated at the news and we will now be closed for what looks like a good couple of months whilst we refurbish and get ourselves back up and running again.

"We will keep you all posted with any updates and we are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We thank you all for being very loyal customers to us and rest assured WE WILL BE BACK!!!”