Charger fire leaves house uninhabitable
A house in Southend has been left with significant fire and smoke damage after a charger caught alight.
Crews were called to the terraced property in Prittlewell Square after a passer-by noticed flames inside the house.
When firefighters arrived they were faced with a well developed fire in the kitchen and reported that the three-storey house was heavily smoke logged. The homeowner was out at the time.
Watch Manager Mark Petty-Mayor, Southend Fire Station, said: