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Log store and diesel tank fire in Hartley

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 21:00, 06 July 2016

Updated: 21:26, 06 July 2016

Fire crews are tackling a blaze that has broken out at a log store and diesel tank In Hartley.

The area has been alight in the Church Road area, with three fire engines on the scene.

Crews are using a hose reel and a cold cut firefighting system.

Firefighters responded to the call. Stock image

The cold cut firefighting system is a super-high-pressured water system, which can cut through materials to extinguish fires.

The equipment infuses water with tiny pieces of gravel and shoots it through a lance in a high-powered spray that can cut through plastic, wood, metal and even concrete to gain entry to a fire and can be used in nearly any type of incident.


By 7.38pm crews had put out the fire and were damping down the area.

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