Bathroom fire in Broadstairs
30+ Incident Sunday 20 August 2023 16:33
Sunday 20 August 2023
18:01
Fire engines: 4
Partner agencies: South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb)
Equipment: PPE - Breathing apparatus, Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet
Thanet
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Broadstairs High Street to reports of a fire in a flat. Four fire engines and a height vehicle attended, and crews, wearing breathing apparatus, tackled a fire in a bathroom using hose reel jets.
Two people suffering the effects of smoke inhalation were checked over by SECAmb paramedics.
The fire is believed to have started due to an electrical fault.