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Woman killed in fire at Maidstone flat | |
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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 attended, and the six people were treated for smoke inhalation, a fire service spokesman said. | |
The woman's next of kin have been informed but the cause of the blaze is not yet known, he added. |