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Fire in derelict school building 'deliberate'

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A fire at a derelict school building is believed to be deliberate, according to Kent Fire and Rescue Service

A blaze at a derelict Kent school building is believed to have been started deliberately, fire crews say.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the disused St John Fisher school building in Ordnance Street in Chatham just before 18:30 BST on Saturday, 24 May.

Six fire engines attended and extinguished before leaving shortly after 19:30, with no injuries reported.

A spokesperson for the fire service said the cause of the far was "believed to have been started deliberately".

The building has sat disused since 2022, when the school moved out of the building to City Way in Rochester.

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