Emergency services called out as yet more cars set alight in Ramsgate

Car on fire in Camden Road Photo Lucy Forde

Fire crews have been called out to yet more cars set alight in Ramsgate overnight.

At around 11pm emergency services were alerted to a car ablaze in Camden Road. Another vehicle was alight in Clarendon Gardens. There are also reports of car fires in Broad Street and Vale Square.

One of the vehicles destroyed in Vale Square belonged to key worker Kylie Green who is a dentistry practice manager working in London. Kylie woke this morning to find her car (below) was among those targeted.

A Kent Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to a number of vehicles alight in Ramsgate, last night (11 April).

“Between 10pm and 11.15pm, crews attended incidents in Broad Street, Camden Road, Marlborough Road, Clarendon Gardens and Vale Square.
“Firefighters used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames at each location. No casualties were reported.”

Last week four cars were found alight in Thanet in the early hours.

Kent Police was made aware by Kent Fire and Rescue Service of a car alight in Gladstone Road, Broadstairs,and received reports of three car fires in Chapel Place, Bellevue Road and Cavendish Street, in Ramsgate.

In March two cars were deliberately set alight in Leonard’s Avenue, by College Road, Ramsgate.

Kent Police has been contacted for further information.