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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, South East Coast Ambulance Service and the Martime and Coastguard Agency 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

Fire in bin chute of Arlington House - Margate

Incident details

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire in the bin chute of Arlington House in All Saint's Avenue. Crews used breathing apparatus, the building's internal water distribution system and main jets to tackle the fire. The fire was located in the bin chute of the 18 storey building between floors 7 and 8, which caused smoke logging from floor 7 to 10. Cause is not yet known.

Start date and time

02/01/2015 15:01

Stop date and time

02/01/2015 16:46

Number of fire engines

Equipment

Main jet (*)
Breathing apparatus (*)
Positive pressure ventilation fan (*)
(*) - Answer no longer available

Special and Support vehicles

Height vehicle