Fire crews scrambled after microwave fire in Hythe Flat Kent Fire and Rescue Service was...

Published: 9:27 am January 22, 2020
Updated: 10:21 pm March 7, 2026

Fire crews scrambled after microwave fire in Hythe Flat

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a flat fire in Military Road, Hythe. Two fire engines attended and crews wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet to extinguish the blaze, which is believed to have started accidentally in a microwave, before using a high pressured fan to clear the property of smoke. One person was given first aid at the scene for smoke inhalation. SECAmb also attended.

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