Field fire in St Osyth
UPDATE Wednesday 18 September, 8pm
Crews extinguished the fire by 6.45pm but will remain at the scene into the evening to dampen down.
Crews are tackling a field fire in St Osyth.
We were called to Beach Road today (Wednesday 18 September) at 2.34pm and crews from Clacton and Weeley attended.
Due to difficult access and a limited water supply, Manningtree's Off Road Vehicle and crews from Colchester and Wivenhoe were also requested.
The fire was initially covering around 4,000 square metres of grassland.
Station Manager Nick Singleton said: "The fire moved along the sea wall towards Point Clear, but crews have done a great job to contain it and are working incredibly hard.
"Please avoid the area if you can and give our crews space to work."
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