Fire crews tackled rubbish blaze at the back of flats in Colton Crescent early this morning
Published: 00:00, 21 December 2014
Updated: 08:40, 21 December 2014
A large pile of rubbish, stacked against the back door of a block of flats has been reported to the police.
Firefighters were called to Colton Crescent at 3.50am but according to a Kent Fire and Rescue spokesman, residents had already chucked a few buckets of water over the blaze.
The crew used a hose reel to fully extinguish the fire.
The spokesman continued: "We have reported it to the police as a suspected ignition."
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