Firefighter on suspected cause of bungalow blaze in Whitstable

Firefighter on suspected cause of bungalow blaze in The Warren, Whitstable

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00:00Approximately 7.30 this morning we were called to reports of a fire in the Warren in Whitstable.

00:05At the height of the incident we had five fire engines and a height vehicle attend.

00:10Crews wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and extinguished using main jets and hose wheel jets.

00:15So we believe the fire started in the porch on to the side accidentally by a heat lamp.

00:22This spread into the roof and into the kitchen of the property.

00:25So there was a female lady in the property. She evacuated prior to our arrival.

00:30And we passed her into the care of CCAM just for precautionary checks.

00:34We always urge anyone if they find a fire in their property to leave immediately if safe to do so and dial 999.

00:40Yeah so we'd urge everyone to keep any sources of heat away from any flammable materials in their property.