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'It Was Horrifying': 280 Evacuated in Suspicious Folkestone Hotel Fire as 90 Neighbours Forced Out Over Structural Fears

About 280 people were evacuated from the Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone after a severe basement fire, while 90 nearby residents were relocated amid structural safety concerns.

International Business Times UK · Sep 20

House blaze in which girl died not being treated as suspicious – fire service

Kent Fire and Rescue Service said ‘an intense fire’ had spread throughout the semi-detached property in Hamstreet, Kent, by 12.10pm on Sunday.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Remaining hotspots extinguished at scene of house fire that killed teenage girl

Two fire engines and a technical rescue unit were still in attendance at the scene in the village of Hamstreet, in Ashford.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

'Hero' dog dies saving owner's life in flat fire horror 'sparked by e-scooter charger'

Kevin Record was asleep when his XL American bully, called Shogun, woke him up and alerted him to the blaze, believed to have been sparked by an e-scooter being charged

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

Huge fire at 1,000 year-old Kent pub as residents evacuated and roads closed

Flames and smoke rise into night sky as blaze destroys roof of pub

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022