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Fire crews in Gillingham street after basement fire in Malvern Road

16:54, 05 October 2020

updated: 16:56, 05 October 2020

A basement fire broke out in the middle of the night.

Two fire engines were sent to the scene in Malvern Road in Gillingham in the early hours of this morning.

Fire crews put out the fire. Stock picture courtesy of Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Fire crews put out the fire. Stock picture courtesy of Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Crews wore breathing apparatus after the small blaze started in the lower floors of the house at about 1.30am.

They used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames and were present at the fire for about an hour.

No injuries were reported and it is said the cause was an electrical fault.

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