Final Update - Saturday 11 April at 9pm

Firefighting operations are now complete at the scene of a commercial premises fire in Bircholt Road, Maidstone.

There are no reported injuries and the cause is not yet known. 

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Update - Saturday 11 April at 5.20pm

People living or travelling near Bircholt Road, Maidstone are no longer being advised to close windows and doors due to smoke coming from a commercial premises fire.

Firefighters have made good progress over the last hour and the incident has been reduced to three fire engines. Crews, wearing breathing apparatus, are using main jets to extinguish the flames, which started in a bin shed and spread to the commercial property. 

Kent Police is in attendance for traffic control.

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Initial update - Saturday 11 April at 4.30pm

Crews are currently responding to a fire in Bircholt Road, Maidstone which has spread to a commercial premises.  

People living or travelling near this area are being advised to close windows and doors due to smoke coming from the site.

Six fire engines are currently in attendance and crews, wearing breathing apparatus, are using main jets to extinguish the flames.  

Please share this information with any loved ones in the area who may be affected but do not have access to the internet.