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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

Four people rescued from Margate flat fire

Incident details

Approximately 20 firefighters were called to a building of three floors in Sweyn Road, Cliftonville, Margate in the early hours of this morning, to reports of thick smoke inside a property. One fire engine from Margate, two from Ramsgate and one from Westgate were sent and located the fire in a ground floor flat.

Start date and time

25/12/2014 02:41

Stop date and time

25/12/2014 03:36

Number of fire engines

Number of firefighters

Equipment

Hose reel jet (*)
Breathing apparatus (*)
Positive pressure ventilation fan (*)
Hot gas cutting (*)
Thermal imaging camera (*)
(*) - Answer no longer available

Partner agencies

Kent Police
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)