Straw fire in Mote Park
30+ Incident Monday 05 August 2019 20:15
Monday 05 August 2019
21:29
Fire engines: 2
Equipment: Firefighting - Main jet (hose), Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, Firefighting - Drag rake
Special support vehicles: Bulk water carrier
Maidstone
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of straw alight in Mote Park in Maidstone. Two fire engines and a bulk water carrier were sent to the scene and crews used hose reel jets and main jets to extinguish the fire, which had spread to approximately 50 tonnes of straw and wood chippings. No casualties were reported the cause is not yet known.