An criminal investigation is underway after a car was set alight in Cranbrook

A family had to evacuate their home in Albert Road, Chatham, after smoke started coming out of a washing machine.

Specialist fire crews and paramedics were scrambled when a man was involved in a reported chemical incident.

Two fire engines called to St Michael's on Friday

A couple had a lucky escape after their carbon monoxide detector alerted them to an electrical fire in the middle of the night.

A man was lucky to escape without injury after he set light to a bonfire with a petrol-soaked rag - and then accidentally kicked over a petrol can.

Fire crews threw a safety cordon around a workshop after a potentially dangerous gas cylinder started 'venting'.

Police are investigating a blaze in the roof space of a building in Barming last night

A building in Burnham Road, which was at risk of exploding due to a highly flammable gas cylinder overheating, is now safe.

A pile of tyres and rubbish that had been dumped at a business entrance has been torched.

Firefighters were last night called to a bathroom blaze in Paddock Wood

An elderly man was left needing medical treatment for smoke inhalation, after a fire broke out at his property in Western Avenue, Ashford.

Ten people had to be evacuated from a block of flats this morning after a blaze broke out.

When a couple reported an arson to police they were not just clutching at straws.

Twenty Canterbury students were evacuated from their halls of residence after a kitchen blaze was caused by burning food.

Fires set by rough sleepers at a former city centre petrol station in Canterbury have resulted in five 999 calls in 10 days.

The street was cordoned off this morning after a fire in an office building

A man suffered burn wounds after his garage caught fire in Bean.

Firefighters were called to reports of a car alight in the early hours of this morning

An electrical fault is believed to be to blame for a blaze which broke out in the roof space of a holiday chalet.