Barn fire in Ashford
30+ Incident Friday 08 November 2024 00:40
Friday 08 November 2024
02:44
Fire engines: 5
Equipment: PPE - Breathing apparatus, Firefighting - Compressed air foam system (CAFs), Firefighting - Fog spike, Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, Firefighting - Main jet (hose)
Special support vehicles: Bulk water carrier
Ashford
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a barn fire on Bethersden Road, Shadoxhurst in Ashford.
At the height of the incident, five fire engines and a bulk water carrier was in attendance. Crews, wearing breathing apparatus, used main jets, hose reel jets, compressed air foam and a fog spike to extinguish the flames.
There was no reported injuries and the cause is believed to be accidental. A processing barn containing timber, a tractor and two trailers were damaged.