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Electrical fault causes fire at industrial building near Tonbridge

An electrical fault is believed to have caused a fire at an industrial building near Tonbridge.

Firefighters were called to the blaze in Collier Street earlier today.

Fire crews were called to an industrial building in Tonbridge Stock photo
Fire crews were called to an industrial building in Tonbridge Stock photo

Two fire engines attended and crews arrived to black smoke issuing from the building, which contained industrial machinery.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a main jet, hose reel jets and compressed air foam to tackle the blaze.

No casualties were reported, and the fire is believed to have started accidentally due to an electrical fault, a spokesman for the Kent Fire and Rescue Service.

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