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Fire on disused railway line at Headcorn station, near Maidstone

By: Lowri Chant lchant@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 20:26, 01 July 2023

Updated: 12:45, 02 July 2023

Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze on a disused railway line.

Crews in two fire engines were sent to Headcorn station, near Maidstone, just before 2pm to tackle the “small fire” on an abandoned freight line.

The fire broke out on a disused line at Headcorn railway station
The fire broke out on a disused line at Headcorn railway station

Once the power was isolated on the track, teams used fire buckets and portable water tanks called flexi-packs to put the flames out.

They spent just under an hour at the scene.

No one was injured and the cause is not yet known.

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