Fire crews tackle hot tub blaze in Broadstairs garden
A garden fire is believed to have started when a bonfire spread to a hot tub and outdoor furniture in Broadstairs. Two fire engines were sent to a home in…
Hoody’s café in Dover serves up portions of migrant and community support
Photo: KFRS A new community café service has been launched to support community groups in Dover. Set up and funded by Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) in partnership with…
Kent Police probe into arson after BMW ‘set alight’ in Furnace Lane near Tunbridge Wells
Witnesses are sought following suspicions a BMW was deliberately set on fire at Lamberhurst near Tunbridge Wells after it had been involved in a collision with another car. The fire…
Spark from Ashford barbecue believed to have set fire to trees, fences and four sheds
Firefighters believe a spark from a barbecue accidentally set fire to a hedgerow of conifer trees, which spread to multiple sheds and fence panels in Ashford. Two fire engines were…
Blazing sheds light up midnight sky in Whitstable
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of multiple sheds alight in Acton Road, Whitstable just after midnight on 30 May. Two fire engines arrived on the scene…
Lorry fire closes M20 both ways near Ashford
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called just after 10.30 this morning 22 May, to a lorry fire on the M20 London-bound, between junction 8 for Hollingbourne and junction 9…
Immense bravery displayed as Police Officers pull man from burning building in Sellindge near Hythe
Two police officers have pulled a man from a burning building during a fire in Sellindge. The officers from Folkestone’s Local Policing Team were called following concerns for a man…
Emergency services respond to explosion in Mill View Ashford
Officers from Kent Police are currently working alongside colleagues from Kent Fire and Rescue Service and South East Coast Ambulance Service after being called to a report of an explosion…
Investigation launched after man dies in Folkestone flat blaze
An investigation has been launched following a blaze in Folkestone which left one man dead. Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire in a flat in Castle…
On-call Kent firefighter inspires daughters
Mother-of-two daughters, Florence from Wye near Ashford says: “ I really want them to know they can do whatever they want to do in this world. Whether that’s being a…