Crews extinguish fire at disused building
Crews extinguished a fire at a disused building in Pitsea.
We were called to reports of a fire in a two-storey building in Rectory Road today at 12.15am.
Crews from Basildon (two), Corringham and Rayleigh Weir attended, along with an Aerial Ladder Platform from Southend.
Station Manager Russ Freeman said: "Crews were faced with a fire in the roof of a disused building measuring 30 metres by 10 metres.
"Firefighters wearing Breathing Apparatus initially entered the building and did a brilliant job of stopping the fire from spreading.