{"id":71893,"date":"2026-06-28T00:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/71893\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T00:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T00:00:44","slug":"firefighters-called-to-blazes-in-faversham-and-maidstone-after-homes-struck-by-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/71893\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters called to blazes in Faversham and Maidstone after homes struck by lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Firefighters responded to several house fires overnight after properties were struck by lightning.<\/p>\n<p>Crews were called to two blazes in Faversham and another in Maidstone in the early hours of this morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 4096 2731\" alt=\"Firefighters responded to several house fires overnight after properties were struck by lightning. Picture: KFRS\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"YQPT3YUS285NI6DIGFZP.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.50\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/YQPT3YUS285NI6DIGFZP.jpg\" alt=\"Firefighters responded to several house fires overnight after properties were struck by lightning. Picture: KFRS\"\/>Firefighters responded to several house fires overnight after properties were struck by lightning. Picture: KFRS<\/p>\n<p>At 1.35am, firefighters were called to reports of a house fire in Ulcombe Hill in Ulcombe, Maidstone, after lightning struck the roof.<\/p>\n<p>Six fire engines, a height vehicle and a bulk water carrier attended.<\/p>\n<p>Two fire engines were also called to reports of a fire in the loft space of a house in Newton Road in Faversham at around 3.31am after lightning struck the roof.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after at 3.39am, the service was called to reports of another house fire in Uplees Road in Faversham after lightning hit the roof. Four fire engines attended.<\/p>\n<p>Crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished each of the fires using hose main jets.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1170 893\" alt=\"Thunder and lightning were captured on camera in Ramsgate in the early hours of the morning. Picture: Nicholas Chamberlain\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"A3H8SSS7EJJ68ZQIYG2W.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.31\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A3H8SSS7EJJ68ZQIYG2W.jpg\" alt=\"Thunder and lightning were captured on camera in Ramsgate in the early hours of the morning. Picture: Nicholas Chamberlain\"\/>Thunder and lightning were captured on camera in Ramsgate in the early hours of the morning. Picture: Nicholas Chamberlain<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving the properties in Ulcombe Hill and Uplees Road, firefighters made sure there were no remaining hotspots.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reported injuries during any of the blazes.<\/p>\n<p>An extreme heat warning <a href=\"https:\/\/premium.kentonline.co.uk\/kent\/news\/extreme-heat-warning-remains-in-place-in-kent-for-fifth-da-342015\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will remain in place in Kent for most of the day<\/a>, with hot and humid weather set to continue across the county until around 9pm.<\/p>\n<p>Thunder and lightning were captured on camera in Ramsgate in the early hours of this morning, with the storm hitting Rochester at about 3.30am.<\/p>\n<p>The south east could remain dry through the weekend, although there is a risk of thunderstorms before temperatures return more towards average later on Sunday and into Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Firefighters responded to several house fires overnight after properties were struck by lightning. 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