Corn field fire in Maidstone
30+ Incident Sunday 07 August 2022 13:48
Sunday 07 August 2022
15:11
Fire engines: 6
Equipment: Firefighting - Fog spike, Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was sent to the scene of a crop fire on Harp Farm Road in Boxley, Maidstone. Six fire engines were sent to the incident, and around three hectares of cut corn was alight on arrival. Firefighters used hose reel jets and a fogging unit to extinguish the flames. No casualties were reported, and the cause has not been confirmed.