Firefighters worked to prevent a bin fire spreading to two office buildings in Waltham Abbey today. 

Four crews were called to multiple bins on fire in Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey. The flames were beginning to spread up the side of two nearby buildings. 

Crews worked quickly to evacuate staff in the building and prevented the fire spreading inside the offices.

Station Manager Ryan Ainger said: “Crews did a really good job at stopping the fire spreading throughout the two buildings while battling high temperatures.”

Firefighters from Brentwood and Loughton worked with London Fire Brigade’s Chingford and Woodford crews at a restaurant fire in Buckhurst Hill today. 

Crews were called to a restaurant fire in Queens Road, Buckhurst Hill at 3:15pm and reported the restaurant was heavily smoke logged. 

Firefighters worked to evacuate staff in the restaurant as well as from offices above the restaurant. 

Crews worked together to extinguish a fire in ducting inside the restaurant. 

Firefighters are urging smokers to properly stub out cigarettes after a garden fire in Chelmsford was caused by a discarded cigarette earlier today. 

Crews were called to Kings Road, Chelmsford at 2:59pm. 

On arrival, firefighters reported that a fire in a garden had spread to the front of a house. 

Firefighters extinguished the fire and believe it was caused by a discarded cigarette. 

Crews are tackling a fire affecting straw and vehicles at a farm in Stoke-by-Nayland.

We were called to Calves Lane today at 12.14pm and two crews from Colchester and one from Sudbury (Suffolk) attended.

They found approximately 15 tonnes of straw, a lorry and trailers alight. An additional crew from Long Melford (Suffolk), Halstead's Water Bowser, which supplies large quantities of water, and our Urban Search and Rescue team's drone were requested.

Watch Manager Dan Davis said: "Crews worked hard to protect surrounding buildings, including barns containing straw.

Crews have issued safety advice after a house fire was caused by an electrical fault.

We were called to reports of a fire in Brunwin Way, Rayne yesterday (Tuesday 16 July) at 10.24am. 

A neighbour spotted smoke coming out of a window and called 999.

Firefighters from Braintree, Chelmsford, Dunmow, Halstead, Hawkwell and Wethersfield attended. 

Station Manger Tim Rickard said: "When we arrived there was a significant fire in the semi-detached house, which had spread through the roof into the neighbouring property.

Crews have issued safety advice after a flat fire in Burnham was started by a cigarette.

We were called to a ground floor property in Glendale Close today (Tuesday 16 July) at 2.12am.

Watch Manager Jon Vincent said: "The occupant had put his cigarette in an ash tray next his armchair when he got up to go to the kitchen.

"Unfortunately, because the ash try was overflowing and cigarette was not properly extinguished, it set the armchair alight.

"Thankfully he noticed the fire, got out safely, along with his dog, and called 999."