rise flats fire: Red Cross vehicle called 2 August 2013 Last updated at 21:48 A fire has ripped through the ninth floor of a tower block in Margate, with firefighters joined by the Red Cross to help frightened residents. The blaze erupted in the 15-storey block of flats in Millmead Road at about 20:00 BST. A Red Cross vehicle was called to offer assistance to residents and fire crews donned breathing apparatus to search the building for casualties. The blaze was put out by 21:25 BST and no-one is believed to have been hurt. Ten fire engines and 60 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze.