Grass fire near the A13

Firefighters were called a grass fire on the A13 at the Five Bells roundabout in Pitsea this afternoon.

Our Control Room took 55 calls to the incident and sent crews from Basildon, Rayleigh Weir and Hawkwell.

On arrival, crews reported that grass within the central reservation of the A13 was on fire and worked quickly to extinguish the fire within 15 minutes.

In this hot and dry weather, please: 

• Don’t have bonfires or campfires 
• Don’t have barbecues 
• If you’re a smoker, dispose of cigarettes responsibly – make sure they’re properly out and not near to dry ground 
• Don’t jump into open water – if you don’t know how deep it is or what’s in it, it’s not worth the risk. If you get into trouble – remember to float to live and try to alert others