Homes were evacuated after a car fire spread to a garage. The blaze happened in Gray Close in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, yesterday afternoon. Firefighters were at the scene for more than four hours, and evacuated nearby homes as a precaution. No injuries were reported, and residents were allowed home once the scene was safe. A fire service spokesman added: “We were called after a car fire spread to a residential garage. “Four fire engines attended, and crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the flames using hose reel jets. “No injuries were reported, and the cause is not yet known.”