Shipping Containers and a Recycling Centre Catch Fire in Separate West Kent Blazes

Kent firefighters dealt with two significant blazes across West Kent on Saturday evening, one involving a stack of shipping containers in Wrotham that took more than four hours to extinguish, the other at a recycling centre in Allington, Maidstone.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called at 11.13pm on Saturday to reports of a fire involving multiple shipping containers at a commercial premises in Borough Green Road, Wrotham. Control sent eight fire engines to the scene, where crews wearing breathing apparatus used main jets to extinguish the fire and stop it spreading. A technical rescue unit also attended, and Kent Police helped manage road closures around the site. The incident wasn't declared over until 3.22am on Sunday - just over four hours after the first call. No injuries were reported, and the cause is not yet known. Source: Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Earlier the same evening, at 6.32pm, Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a fire at a recycling centre in Laverstoke Road, Allington. Seven fire engines and a height vehicle attended, with crews in breathing apparatus using main jets to put out the flames. The scene was clear by 9.23pm. As with the Wrotham fire, no injuries were reported and the cause has not yet been established. Source: Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Neither incident has yet been linked to a cause by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. We'll update this article if that changes.