Fire in bedroom - Vigo, near Dartford

30+ Incident Wednesday 01 January 2020 19:04

Wednesday 01 January 2020 21:25
Fire engines: 4
Partner agencies: Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), Electrical safety engineer (UK Power Networks), HEMS - Doctors/paramedics
Equipment: Firefighting - Main jet (hose), Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, PPE - Breathing apparatus

Following a house fire in Highview, Vigo on New Year’s Day, the female occupant sadly died. An investigation into the cause of the fire, which started in a bedroom, is underway..................................Firefighters were called to reports of black smoke issuing from the bedroom window of a property in Highview, Vigo, near Dartford. Crews wearing breathing apparatus tackled the flames with a main jet and a high-pressure hose reel jet. One occupant was rescued from the property. A dog was also rescued.The cause of the fire is not yet established but will be investigated.