Deliberate fire in furniture shop

Firefighters were called to an incident on High Street in Clacton at 11.24pm on Sunday 8 October. 

On arrival, crews confirmed it was a fire at the rear of the second hand furniture shop, which was fully alight. 

Watch Manager Simon Tarrant said: “There was a lot of unsafe storage at the back of the building which had caught alight. 

“The crews did a great job at extinguishing the fire quickly, as the flames were high and starting to reach neighbouring flats.

“Unfortunately the shop has been left with significant smoke damage. A fire investigation was carried out following the incident and we believe the fire was started deliberately.” 

The fire was extinguished by 12.29am. 

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