Fire crews battle house blaze that engulfs roof of detached property in Farningham
Published: 08:00, 04 February 2014
Updated: 08:33, 04 February 2014
About 30 firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a house in Farningham this morning.
Crews were called to the a roof fire in Maplescombe Lane at about 6.20am.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said the whole roof of the detached property was ablaze.
Six fire engines, a bulk water carrier and ambulance were sent to the scene.
Crews wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to tackle the flames.
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By 8am, the incident was scaled down to four fire engines and crews were damping down and trying to salvage property.
A KFRS spokesman said the cause of the fire is not yet known.
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