Emergency services at an incident at Napier Barracks in Folkestone.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the damage and destruction at the barracks was deeply offensive to the taxpayers of this country and vowed to support police.
A charity accused her of playing politics with what has happened and called on the Home Office to shut down the site.
Eight fire engines were sent to the scene along with police officers, and the blaze is now under control with firefighters damping down remaining hot spots.
Kent Police said no arrests have been made.
People at Napier Barracks in Folkestone after emergency services were called to an incident.
Thousands call for controversial refugee housing Napier Barracks to be shut down
Concerns have been raised over the conditions inside the barracks in Folkestone
A view of Napier Barracks in Folkestone, (Image: PA)
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Thousands of people are calling for controversial military barracks where asylum seekers are being housed to be shut down.
A petition to close camps in Kent and Wales has racked up more than 8,500 signatures in just a few hours after being launched on Friday morning.
Charities have repeatedly raised concerns about conditions inside Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, and Penally Barracks in Pembrokeshire since they were commandeered by the Home Office last year.
In recent days, a coronavirus outbreak has hit the Kent site, where hundreds of people are living behind the barbed wire-topped fences.
There has been a coronavirus outbreak at Napier Barracks (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Thousands of people are calling for two controversial military barracks where asylum seekers are being housed to be shut down amid a mass outbreak of coronavirus.
A petition to close camps in Kent and Wales has racked up more than 8,500 signatures in just a few hours after being launched on Friday morning.
Charities have repeatedly raised concerns about conditions inside Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, and Penally Barracks in Pembrokeshire since they were commandeered by the Home Office last year.
In recent days, a coronavirus outbreak has hit the Kent site, where hundreds of people are living behind the barbed wire-topped fences.
Bedford woman takes legal action against Yarl s Wood detention centre expansion
The Home Office is building pre-fab style accommodation for up to 200 refugees
Yarl s Wood Immigration Detention Centre (Image: Getty Images)
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