‘Deliberate’ fire at derelict flat in Dover
Library image Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire at a derelict flat above a commercial premises in Biggin Street, Dover shortly after 10.15 yesterday…
Man charged with attempted murder following Faversham fire
A man suspected of setting fire to a residential property in Faversham has been charged with attempted murder. Two people were taken to hospital with injuries, following the incident in…
Man arrested after suspicious blaze in Faversham left two needing hospital treatment
A man has been arrested as officers continue to investigate a fire in Faversham. Kent Police was called to assist Kent Fire and Rescue Service at the scene of a…
Canterbury takeaway ordered to pay £23,000 over fire safety breaches
Folkestone Magistrates’ Court Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) has successfully prosecuted a takeaway shop for failing to protect people in the event of a fire. A Kent business has…
Elderly couple’s Broadstairs home saved from blaze by closed door
A couple from Thanet is urging people to close internal doors before going out or going to sleep, as that’s exactly what stopped a raging fire in their spare room…
Two vehicles believed to have been set on fire ‘deliberately’ in Lydd
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a car alight in Cannon Street, in Lydd, Romney Marsh shortly before 11pm yesterday evening (3 July) Two fire engines…
Firefighters to remain overnight at huge rural blaze near Ashford – UPDATED 9.15am 3 July
Fire crews rushed to a major fire which broke out in a hay barn on Plurenden Lane in High Halden, Ashford shortly before 4pm on Sunday 2 July 2023. The…
Firefighters battled blaze that engulfed shed and fence in Folkestone
Library image A blazing inferno erupted in a Folkestone garden on Saturday evening (24 June), sending flames and smoke into the air. Firefighters rushed to the scene in Shorncliffe Road,…
Firefighters battle suspected arson of three cars and a truck in Sandwich
Kent Fire and Rescue Service responded to multiple vehicle fires in Honfleur Road, Sandwich shortly after midnight on 22 June. Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets and compressed…
Fire crews rush to Dover garden decking blaze
Library image A fire, which broke out on decking in the rear garden of a property in Sandwich Road, Dover on Sunday (11 June 2023) is thought to have been…