I had a nice lie-in this morning reading General Omar Bradley's memoirs when the air in the Biggles' cave filled with smoke and set the smoke-detectors off. After a minute's panic, I realised that a major conflagration to the South-East was responsible and hastily shut windows.
It would seem that most of East Kent's appliances had raced to the site of new but unoccupied premises built on the old garage site in Millmead Road, Margate just behind the King Ethelbert pub. Locals report a very rapid and intense fire that clearly required the combined efforts of numerous fire-teams to get under control. Whilst doing so, a large choking cloud of smoke covered the north end of the Isle.
The picture above shows damping down in process this afternoon and the modern new properties are cleary gutted out. (click on pic for more detail). I am sure the Gazunder has the story on its website, with more detail.
I am left wondering how many more fires we are going to see this year as recession moves to depression?
9 comments:
Did Godden own them?
Don't think so!
No, it was A Browne field site
Not related are they? https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20691138&postID=3595073668821432873&page=1
Some cryptic postings here, chaps or chapesses. A Browne? Can anyone clarify?
Can't find this development on ukplanning website but at a guess, the developer might be a Mr/Ms Browne?
This development was at this stage for two years, give or take, unfinished. Well, it's certainly finished now!!
A J Browne
Further eye-witness info seems to confirm a very dubious fire. Fire broke out on 3 floors with a very fierce fire in a few minutes and fire-man gossiping in local garage describes popping of containers of what could be chemical accelerants.
Other local info is that project had not been cleared for completion as building regs had not been satisfied. All very odd, if true.
New Thanet motto---Regeneration and incineration
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