Barn Fire

Firefighters were called to a barn fire in the Dengie Peninsula during the early hours of this morning.

On arrival, crews reported that a barn measuring 20 metres by 30 metres was 100% alight. 

Crews worked to extinguish the fire in sections by 12:15pm.

Sadly, a number of animals died at the incident.

An investigation into the cause of the fire found that it started accidentally due to an electrical fault.

Could you be an on-call firefighter?

Burnham-on-Crouch, Maldon and Tillingham Fire Stations are recruiting on-call firefighters. 

If you live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station, you could be paid to protect your community as an on-call firefighter. 

Find out more at join.essex-fire.gov.uk/on-call