PHOTO: Motorhome fire destroys bungalow and damages another

Update 5pm

Crews have extinguished the fire and an investigation into how the fire started is taking place. 

Firefighters have handed the scene over to UK Power Networks who are working to restore power.

Firefighters are currently at the scene of a fire in Frinton where a motorhome on a driveway caught alight and spread to two bungalows.

Our control team received more than 30 calls to this incident and sent a third crew while the first two were on their way.

On arrival, crews reported that a motorhome was 100% alight and was spreading to two properties on either side.

Firefighters requested two additional crews from Brightlingsea and Wivenhoe as well as an Aerial Ladder Platform from Chelmsford to tackle the fire from above.

Crews worked to prevent the fire spreading further and are now monitoring hotspots.

One bungalow was destroyed in the fire, making a family homeless, while another bungalow was damaged.

Incident Commander, Station Manager Nick Singleton said: “Please continue to avoid the area while we monitor the scene. Our police colleagues are working with residents on the road to minimise disruption to them.

“I’d like to praise Weeley, the first crew on scene, for working in hard conditions to prevent this fire spreading beyond the two properties affected.”

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