Garage fire spreads to house

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in Great Wakering on Sunday night.

On arrival, crews reported that a fire in a double garage had spread to an adjacent house.

Firefighters worked hard to get the fire under control by 10.30pm. One fire crew remained at the scene to dampen down hotspots.

The garage has been badly destroyed by the fire, while the house itself has suffered minor damage - mainly from the effects of smoke.

The cause of the fire is unknown, but we are not treating it as suspicious.

Could you be an on-call firefighter?

Shoeburyness firefighters who attended this incident are on-call firefighters, who live or work within 5 minutes of the station and are paid to protect their community.

If you live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station, you could be an on-call firefighter too.

Find out more about the role and how to apply at join.essex-fire.gov.uk/on-call