Outdoor building fire in Longfield, Dartford
30+ Incident Thursday 18 November 2021 21:53
Friday 19 November 2021
11:26
Fire engines: 7
Equipment: Firefighting - Main jet (hose), Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, Firefighting - Compressed air foam system (CAFs), Firefighting - Drag rake, PPE - Breathing apparatus
Special support vehicles: Command support unit, Bulk water carrier
Dartford
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of multiple wooden buildings alight in Fawkham, in Longfield, Dartford. At the height of the fire, seven fire engines were at the scene in Three Gates Road, as well as two bulk water carrier units. Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets, compressed air foam and drag rakes to extinguish the flames and stop the fire from spreading. No casualties were reported. The cause is not yet known.