Student kitchen destroyed after cooking fire in Canterbury

Cooking fire destroys student kitchen at student accommodation on Ivy Lane, Canterbury.

According to the Kent fire and Rescue Sevices incidents page, fire crews arrived on the scene to find a well-established fire on the first floor of a three storey property.

The fire is to believe to have started by cooking bing left on the hob.

The occupants of the building have been rehoused due to the property being uninhabitable.

Read the full report from the Kent fire and Rescue Sevices incidents page below:

“Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a kitchen fire in Ivy Lane, Canterbury. Crews arrived to find a well-established fire on the first floor of a three storey property, containing a number of flats, used for student accommodation. Wearing breathing apparatus crews entered the property to find a fire in the kitchen, which is believed to have started by cooking being left on the hob. Firefighters used a hose reel jet and a main jet to extinguish the fire. The kitchen suffered severe damage and the rest of the property was left with extensive smoke damage. The occupants of the building needed to be rehoused due to the property being uninhabitable.”