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One person killed in fire at Maidstone flat Woman killed in fire at Maidstone flat
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One person has died in a flat fire and six others were treated by paramedics. A woman in her 60s has died in a flat fire and six other people were treated by paramedics.
Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Quarry Square in Maidstone at about 22:25 GMT on Tuesday after smoke was seen coming out of a flat.Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Quarry Square in Maidstone at about 22:25 GMT on Tuesday after smoke was seen coming out of a flat.
Four crews were sent to the scene, and the six people were treated for smoke inhalation, a fire service spokesman said. Four crews attended, and the six people were treated for smoke inhalation, a fire service spokesman said.
The person who died has not yet been identified while the cause of the blaze is not yet known, he added. The woman's next of kin have been informed but the cause of the blaze is not yet known, he added.