Incidents

The incidents shown on this page are a selection of the most notable incidents Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has attended. Click on the headline of each incident to see the full details.

An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.

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Large building fire
Location

Stambridge, Essex

Attending station

Southend, Leigh, Chelmsford, Rayleigh Weir, Grays, Basildon, Corringham, Rochford

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.07pm, 24 Dec 2023

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Smoke alarm saves family from serious house fire
Location

Gwendalen Avenue, Canvey

Attending station

Incident type

Fire

Date

12.03am, 24 Dec 2023

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Second serious house fire caused by candles in two days
Location

Doubleday Drive, Heybridge

Attending station

Maldon, Colchester

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.53pm, 23 Dec 2023

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Unattended candle destroys living room
Location

Felmongers, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.49pm, 21 Dec 2023

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Shops evacuated after chemical reaction
Location

Terminus Street, Harlow

Attending station

Harlow, Rayleigh Weir, Loughton, Stansted

Incident type

Chemical incident

Date

11.51am, 21 Dec 2023

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Firefighters extinguish fire at glass recycling centre
Location

Tilbury Freeport, Thurrock

Attending station

Grays, Orsett, Rayleigh Weir

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.47pm, 19 Dec 2023

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Pan of oil causes kitchen fire
Location

Parry Drive, Clacton

Attending station

Clacton

Incident type

Fire

Date

6.02pm, 18 Dec 2023

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Fire in an industrial building
Location

Jurgens Road, Purfleet

Attending station

Grays, Orsett, Brentwood

Incident type

Fire

Date

3.35pm, 18 Dec 2023

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