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Homes in Gray Close, Hawkinge, evacuated after car fire
11:37, 18 April 2024
Homes were evacuated after a car fire spread to a garage.
The blaze happened in Gray Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, yesterday afternoon.
Firefighters were at the scene for more than four hours, and evacuated nearby homes as a precaution.
No injuries were reported, and residents were allowed home once the scene was safe.
A fire service spokesman added: “We were called after a car fire spread to a residential garage.
“Four fire engines attended, and crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the flames using hose reel jets.
“No injuries were reported, and the cause is not yet known.”
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