Crews extinguish roof fire

Crews extinguished a fire affecting a roof at house in Westcliff.

Firefighters from Leigh, Southend and Hawkwell were called to Elderton Road today at 12.14pm and found the roof of a terraced house alight.

They extinguished the fire by 12.55pm and remained at the scene to check for hotspots.

Watch Manager Lee Hollingsworth said: "Crews did a brilliant job to exinguish fire so quickly, limiting damage to about 20% of the roof, and stop it from spreading.

"We dealt with the incident from inside and outside of the property, making use of scaffolding being used by a roofer, in addition to our own working at height equipment."  

The cause has been recorded as accidental.

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