Seven fire engines attend recycling centre fire in Allington
Kent Fire and Rescue Service sent seven fire engines and a height vehicle to a fire at a recycling centre in Allington, Maidstone, on Saturday evening.
Correction — 11 October 2026: An earlier version of this report said the fire happened on Sunday evening, and overnight. Kent Fire and Rescue Service records the incident on the evening of Saturday 10 October. The earlier version also named the site as Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre; the fire service has not named the site beyond its location in Laverstoke Road. The error is recorded on our Corrections page.
Seven fire engines and a height vehicle were sent to a fire at a recycling centre in Laverstoke Road, Allington, on Saturday evening (10 October 2026).
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said crews wearing breathing apparatus put out the flames using main jets.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is not yet known, the service said.