Residents urged to close windows as roof at flats burns

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Ten fire engines were deployed to extinguish the flames at flats in Langley, near Maidstone

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Residents of a Kent village have been urged to close their windows and doors due to smoke coming from a roof fire.

Ten fire engines were deployed to extinguish the flames at a block of flats in Eden Road in Langley, near Maidstone, on Tuesday afternoon.

A bulk water carrier, height vehicle and crew from the technical rescue unit were also at the scene.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

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