Pet dies as tumble dryer blaze spreads to roof of Dymchurch home
A tragic fire at a home in Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, is believed to have started accidentally after a tumble dryer caught alight. Four fire engines and a height vehicle were…
£600,000 could have gone up in smoke after batteries dumped in household waste bins
Image: ABC Fire crews have put out blazes in the back three refuse lorries operated by Canterbury City Council’s waste collection contractor Canenco in recent weeks, sparking a plea for…
Chopping board destroys kitchen in Herne Bay flat!
A kitchen fire in Herne Bay this morning, 2 March 2023, is believed to have started after a plastic chopping board was left on top of an electric hob, which…
Casualty passed to paramedics after kitchen fire in Gravesend
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a kitchen fire at a house in Bartlett Road, Gravesend just after 3.30pm on Friday. Two fire engines rushed to…
Kent firefighters help Paralympic medallist to stay safe at her Ashford home
Paralympic medallist Millie Knight helped by Kent Fire and Rescue Service Photo: KFRS Kent firefighters visited Paralympic medallist Millie Knight, who lost the majority of her sight at an early…
Kent Fire and Rescue Service climbs to number two in LGBTQ+ ranking
Stonewall has ranked Kent Fire and Rescue Service as one of top emergency services, and among the best organisations in the country, for its dedication to inclusion, diversity and equality…
Residents alerted to tumble dryer in flames in middle of night
A smoke alarm sounding alerted residents to a fire at their home in Canterbury in the early hours of Sunday, after a tumble dryer has caught alight overnight. Two fire…
Caravans, road sweeper and lorry damaged in ‘suspicious’ farm fire
A fire at Oak Tree Farm in Sevenoaks which began shortly before 2.00am this morning, 5 February is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews from Kent and London fought the…
Drug dealer in Tunbridge Wells attempted to set fire to house
A drug dealer who attempted to set fire to a house in Tunbridge Wells has been jailed for almost four years. Charlie Moon used a lighter to start a fire…
Fire aboard train at Dover Priory causing delays and cancellations this afternoon
Library image: Dover Priory Station SouthEastern Trains has reported a fire which developed on the 15:00 Dover Priory to London Charing Cross service, before it departed Dover Priory this afternoon,…