Car fire on A229 Blue Bell Hill, near Maidstone
30+ Incident Monday 12 October 2020 11:22
Monday 12 October 2020
11:38
Fire engines: 2
Equipment: Firefighting - High-pressure hose reel jet, Firefighting - Compressed air foam system (CAFs), PPE - Breathing apparatus
Maidstone, Medway
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a car alight on the A229 Blue Bell Hill, in-between Chatham and Maidstone, on the Maidstone-bound carriageway. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used compressed air foam and hose reel jets to extinguish the flames. No casualties were reported. The cause is believed to be accidental.