Crews called to Invicta House fire

Fire crews at the scene Photo Gary Taylor

Firefighters were called to the scene of a flat blaze in Margate’s Invicta House tonight (June 13).

Crews were called  at 7pm to the fire  in a first floor flat at the Millmead Road block.

Four engines were in attendance.

In April the towerblock was targeted three times in one week by an arsonist. A man was later arrested but released pending further investigation.

A Kent Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Fire crews fought the fire externally through a window and were quickly able to bring it under control before going into the flat wearing breathing apparatus. They used a positive pressure ventilation fan to blow smoke out of the property.

“There were no reports of any injuries and the cause of the fire is not known at this stage.”

Crews finished at the scene just after 8pm.