Incident
Canterbury flat fire
Incident details
Firefighters were called to a fire in a top floor flat this evening. They arrived at the property within three minutes of receiving the 999 call and crews wearing breathing apparatus forced entry into the property. They rescued a man, thought to be in his early 40's and extinguished the fire with a hose reel. A special fan was then used to ventilate the smoke and fumes. The man has been taken to hospital by ambulance suffering from smoke inhalation.
Start date and time
29/12/2014 18:09
Stop date and time
29/12/2014 19:16
Hudson Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1
United Kingdom
Equipment
Hose reel jet,Breathing apparatus,Positive pressure ventilation fan
Partner agencies
- Kent Police
- South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
- Local authority officer
