Kitchen fire in Tonbridge
30+ Incident Tuesday 11 February 2025 05:01
Tuesday 11 February 2025
05:35
Fire engines: 4
Partner agencies: South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
Equipment: PPE - Breathing apparatus, Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet
Tonbridge and Malling
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a kitchen fire in Forest Grove, Tonbridge.
Four engines attended and crews, wearing breathing apparatus, extinguished the fire using hose reel jets.
The crews extricated one person from the property and passed them into the care of SECAmb to be treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire is believed to be caused by burnt food.
Crews are reminding people to never leave cooking unattended.