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Kent Fire and Rescue Service attends a range of incidents including fires, road crashes, flooding, rescues from height, mud or confined spaces. It also supports other agencies including Kent Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service on a regular basis.

The incidents shown on this page are just a sample of those which may be of interest to the public and media.

Incident

Rainham lounge fire

Incident details

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a three-storey house in Lonsdale Drive, Rainham at around 11.10am. Two fire were sent and crews wearing breathing apparatus went into the house and used a hose reel jet to put the fire out. Smoke and fumes was cleared from the property by a special fan and firefighters spent approximately 30 minutes damping down and cutting away.

Start date and time

10/11/2017 11:08

Stop date and time

10/11/2017 11:49

Map - location shows general area of incident

Lonsdale Drive
Rainham
Medway
ME8
United Kingdom

Number of fire engines

Equipment

Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet
Firefighting - Positive pressure ventilation fan
PPE - Breathing apparatus
Support - Thermal imaging camera