Roof fire
Firefighters were called to a roof fire in Leigh-on-Sea earlier today.
Crews were called to Nelson Drive in Leigh-on-Sea after a roof caught fire while work was being carried out on it.
Firefighters worked to remove roof tiles and felt to extinguish the fire by 2:21pm.
Crews gave first aid to a man at the scene who suffered smoke inhalation.
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