Call to smoke issuing from the rear of house in Horsmonden at 03:00hrs

Matfield and Marden were sent out at 03:00 after a resident reported seeing a plume of smoke from the rear of a house close to the green in Horsmonden in the early hours of this morning. Matfield were the first to arrive rigged up with breathing apparatus however after a lengthy search of the surrounding roads and properties, the smell of fire was found to be the result of a bonfire at the rear of the village hall.