Vehicle fire on M20
24 Incident Thursday 01 May 2025 08:56
Thursday 01 May 2025
13:07
Fire engines: 5
Partner agencies: Kent Police, National Highways traffic officers
Equipment: PPE - Breathing apparatus, Firefighting - Compressed air foam system (CAFs), Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, Firefighting - Main jet (hose)
Special support vehicles: Bulk water carrier
Folkestone and Hythe
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a vehicle on fire near Junction 11 and Junction 11A on the M20.
Five fire engines and two bulk water carriers attended the scene at the height of the incident.
Crews, wearing breathing apparatus, used main jets, hose reel jets and compressed air foam systems to extinguish the flames.
There have been no reports of injuries and the cause is currently unknown.