Police officers are investigating after a car was found burnt out on the beach by Walpole Bay – Queen’s Promenade end- this morning (August 16).
The abandoned car blaze was attended by Kent Fire and Rescue Service at 2,19am.
A KFRS spokesperson said: “Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a car fire by Lewis Crescent in Margate at around 02:19.
“One fire engine was sent to the scene, and crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames. The cause is not known.”
Crews finished at the scene at 2.48am.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police received a report of an abandoned burnt out vehicle on the beach at Walpole Bay in Margate on Tuesday 16 August at around 7am.
“Local officers attended and enquiries into the matter remain ongoing.”
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has been asked for further details.
