Firefighters have been praised for their hard work in stopping a fire spreading at a house in Waltham Abbey. 

Crews were called to Woodredon Farm Lane, Waltham Abbey, after reports of a fire. 

On arrival firefighters reported that the property was smoke logged and the flat roof of a single storey extension was alight. 

Station Manager Jon Ford said:

"Our crews worked incredibly hard to aggressively attack the fire and stop it from spreading to the main house or surrounding area. 

Two men have been rescued after their light aircraft crashed. 

Crews were called by the Ambulance Service after the aircraft crashed into a field in Stebbing. 

On arrival firefighters reported that one of the men was trapped inside the aircraft and worked to release him. 

Incident Commander Scott Meekings said:

"When we arrived the aircraft was upside down.

"There was a real risk of a fire starting due to the engine and fuel, but thankfully this didn't happen.

Firefighters rescued Wallace, a 5-year-old Irish Wolfhound from the River Blackwater in Coggeshall this afternoon. 

Wallace had taken a dip in the river but couldn’t get back out over the thick mud.

His owner Judy dialled 999 and our control room team advised her not to enter the water herself to rescue her dog as she could put herself in danger too. 

Firefighters worked to rescue Wallace by 1:20pm and he was reunited with his owner Judy. 

Firefighters were called to a field fire near Princess Margaret Road, East Tilbury at 2.09pm today.

On arrival crews reported there were several small fires covering an area of around 200m x 20m of heathland.

Crews used hose reel jets to get the fires under control and extinguished it by 3:50pm.

The cause of the fire could not be determined.

Firefighters were called to a garage fire in Old Nazeing Road, Nazeing last night. 

On arrival, crews reported a garage attached to a detached house was on fire and was spreading to the roof of the garage. 

Crews worked with colleagues from Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service to extinguish the fire by 10:40pm. 

The garage was destroyed and the house suffered smoke damage.

Firefighters believe the fire was caused by a fault in a boiler. 

Firefighters are highlighting the importance of working smoke alarms after a resident was alerted to a kitchen fire in Leigh last night. 

On arrival, crews reported smoke was coming from the windows in a flat and the smoke alarms were going off.

Firefighters wearing Breathing Apparatus entered the flat and found a fire in the kitchen. 

Crews extinguished the fire and believe it was caused when the hob was accidentally turned on and items nearby caught alight. 

The flat has been left uninhabitable. 

We were called to reports of a fire in Stubbins Hall Lane, Waltham Abbey today at 6.28pm.

Crews from Waltham Abbey, Loughton, Harlow (two), Cheshunt (Hertfordshire) and Potters Bar (Hertfordshire), and an Incident Command Unit from Witham attended.

They fully extinguished a fire affecting about 20 cars at a recovery yard by 9.04pm.

Station Manager John Warmann said: "Crews did really well to surround the fire and stop it from spreading because there were 100 or so other cars in the yard.

Crews extinguished a fire affecting a large pile of rubbish near Navestock this morning.

We were called to Murthering Lane, close to the M25, today at 2.55am.

Crews from Brentwood, Loughton, Harlow and Chelmsford attended and found rubbish including wood and electrical appliances, covering an area of around 10 metres by 15 metres, completely alight.

Watch Manager Glenn Jackson said: "Crews worked incredibly hard for more than three hours to extinguish the fire.

Firefighters from Basildon, Leigh and Rayleigh Weir were called to an incident near Lake Avenue, Billericay at 10:50am this morning.

On arrival, crews confirmed that a building, measuring around 15m x 20m, was alight.

Crew Manager Fin Tubby from Basildon Fire Station said: “Crews drew water from a nearby lake to put the fire out but unfortunately a significant amount of damage had already been done.

“I’d like to thank the members of the park team who did such a great job at keeping the public back and making sure everyone was safe.”