{"id":7563,"date":"2025-12-28T19:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=7563"},"modified":"2025-12-28T19:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T19:53:02","slug":"child-dies-and-another-in-hospital-after-hamstreet-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=7563","title":{"rendered":"Child dies and another in hospital after Hamstreet house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">One child has died and another has been taken to hospital after a blaze at a house in a Kent village. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Firefighters were called just after 12:00 GMT to an &#8220;intense fire&#8221; at the semi-detached property on White Admiral Way, in Hamstreet, near Ashford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Kent Fire &amp; Rescue Service (KFRS) said six fire engines worked hard to put out the flames, which had spread throughout the home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Sadly, one child died at the scene,&#8221; KFRS said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Ann Millington, KFRS chief executive, said: &#8220;Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with everyone affected by this tragic incident, especially the child&#8217;s loved ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We understand this will be a distressing time for the local community and support is available at a welfare hub set up at Hamstreet Village Hall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Firefighters had previously urged people living or travelling through the area to close windows and doors due to the smoke, but this advice has now been lifted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The incident has been scaled down, with two fire engines and a crew continuing to damp down. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">KFRS said its volunteer response team was on the scene offering crew welfare and support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Child #dies #hospital #Hamstreet #house #fire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One child has died and another&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[242],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7563"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}