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Three people were rescued from a house fire in Laindon this morning.
Crews were called to a terraced house after a man called 999 to report a fire downstairs and said he was trapped upstairs with another person. He was also unsure whether a third person was inside the property.
Control Crew Manager Vanessa Osborne took the 999 call and provided vital fire survival guidance over the phone. She said:
Firefighters were called to a flat fire in Wellesley Road, Colchester at 3am.
On arrival, crews reported a second floor flat was heavily smoke logged and worked to extinguish a fire in the kitchen.
Crews believe the fire was caused by an e-bike battery on charge in the kitchen.
Watch Manager Doc Holliday from Colchester Fire Station said: “This incident highlights the importance of charging e-bikes and e-scooters safely.
Firefighters were called to beach huts on fire near Second Avenue, Frinton at 9pm last night.
On arrival, crews reported two beach huts were on fire and the fire was starting to spread to two more.
Crews worked to contain the fire and prevent the fire spreading to further beach huts. The fire was extinguished by 10pm.
Two beach huts were destroyed by fire and two others were affected by fire damage.
The cause of the fire was accidental.
Crews have issued water safety advice after rescuing a girl who got stuck in mud in Thurrock.
We were called to Thames Road, close to Thurrock Yacht club, on Tuesday (29 April) at 5.49pm after the teenage girl got trapped up to her waist about 10 metres from the shore.
Crews from Grays (two) and Orsett attended and bought the girl to safety by 6.29pm.
