Large van fire on the M20 between Wrotham and Swanley

30+ Incident Friday 05 February 2021 02:21

Friday 05 February 2021 04:34
Fire engines: 3
Equipment: Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, Firefighting - Fog spike, PPE - Breathing apparatus

Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a large van well alight on the M20, London-bound, between junction 2 at Wrotham and junction 1 at Swanley. Three fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus emptied approximately two-thirds of the van contents, and put the fire out using three hose reel jets.Firefighters managed to salvage a large quantity of household furniture from the van, as well as a bag of photos, for which efforts will be made to return them to the driver. There were no reported injuries.