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Roof on fire in Park Place, Gravesend

Fire crews were called to a block of flats in Gravesend which caught fire this afternoon.

Two fire engines attended Park Place at 12.30pm where the fourth floor of a flat complex was partially in flames.

Crews climbed onto a nearby roof and extinguished the blaze using a hose reel.

Smoke could be seen from across the town. Picture: Chloe Harvey / Gravesend News
Smoke could be seen from across the town. Picture: Chloe Harvey / Gravesend News
Crowds gathered as firefighters climbed the roof of a neighbouring property to extinguish the blaze. Picture: Christine Connal / Gravesend News
Crowds gathered as firefighters climbed the roof of a neighbouring property to extinguish the blaze. Picture: Christine Connal / Gravesend News
Firefighters on the roof of flats in Park Place, Gravesend. Pic: Martin Apps
Firefighters on the roof of flats in Park Place, Gravesend. Pic: Martin Apps
Smoke billowing from the roof of flats in Park Place. Picture: Nick Smith
Smoke billowing from the roof of flats in Park Place. Picture: Nick Smith

All persons in adjacent flats were accounted for and nobody is believed to be injured.

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