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Crews tackle kitchen fire in Parham Road, Canterbury

09:34, 09 February 2020

updated: 09:41, 09 February 2020

A blaze broke out in a kitchen after cooking oil caught alight.

Fire crews on two engines were sent to a flat in Parham Road, Canterbury yesterday lunchtime.

Fire engine stock photo
Fire engine stock photo

Wearing breathing apparatus, they entered the building and used jets to extinguish the fire.

Crews then used a ventilation fan to clear the smoke and fumes from the property.

There were no reports of injuries and the cause is thought to be accidental.

They left the scene at 1.20pm.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service also dealt with a fire in Whitstable yesterday lunchtime, after a blaze broke out in a fish and chip shop.

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