Four dogs perished and three people were treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation following a suspicious multi-vehicle fire in Kent, England. Firefighters were dispatched to Avery Way in All Hallows, Rochester, shortly after midnight on Sunday.
Crews arrived to find three vans and a car engulfed in flames. Four fire engines and a water carrier were deployed, with firefighters using breathing apparatus and hose jets to combat the blaze. The incident was brought under control, and crews left the scene by 2:20 a.m. after more than an hour and a half of work.
Kent Police also attended the scene. Authorities are treating the fire as suspicious. Paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service provided treatment to three individuals for minor burns and smoke inhalation, but the four dogs at the location sadly died.