KentOnline

bannermobile

News

Sport

Business

What's On

Advertise

Contact

Other KM sites

CORONAVIRUS WATCH KMTV LIVE SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTERS LISTEN TO OUR PODCASTS LISTEN TO KMFM
SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE
News

Woman rescued by firefighters after blaze in Tunbridge Wells

By: KentOnline reporter multimediadesk@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 16:46, 08 July 2017

Fire crews pulled two women from a fire, which started in the basement of a property.

Firefighters were called to the site in Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells at 2.42pm on Saturday.

Crews put out the fire. Stock picture

They entered using breathing gear and used a thermal imaging camera to check for any more victims trapped in the premises.

They tackled the fire with a hose reel jet and then cleared the building of smoke with a high pressure fan.

A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue said: "Crews were called to a fire in the basement of a property in Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, and rescued two women from the property."

Upper Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells. Picture: Google

They did not leave the property until just after 5pm.

More by this author

sticky

© KM Group - 2024