Firefighters were called to reports of smoke coming from a first floor flat in Wickford.

When crews arrived they reported that the flat and roof space was full of smoke. The flat was on the first floor above a restaurant.

Watch Manager Finbar Tubby said: "The fire which started in the bedroom had spread through to the loft space and into the next property. Crews did a great job to stop it from spreading further. 

Firefighters were called to rescue two people trapped in floodwater near Sporhams Lane, Bicknacre this afternoon. 

The caller used what3words to direct our control room to the incident. The words were standards.loosed.awestruck.

Specially trained water rescue firefighters worked to rescue two people by 2pm. 

Station Manager Jason Gould said: “We’ve been receiving many calls into our Control Room about flooded roads and cars which need recovering.

Firefighters extinguished a fire which had spread in a garden from a brick built pizza oven. 

Crews from Orsett and Grays were called to Nicolas Walk, Chadwell St Mary at 3.46am last night. 

When they arrived, they found a fire which had spread to a wooden structure built near the pizza oven as well as the neighbouring fence. 

Firefighters used hose reel jets to stop the fire from spreading further and extinguished it by 4.45am. 

Crews were called to a top floor flat after smoke alarms alerted the resident to a fire. 

When firefighters arrived they reported the fire was in a bedroom and the flat was heavily smoke logged. 

Temporary Crew Manager Oliver Whiting, Leigh Fire Station, said:

"Thankfully there were working smoke alarms in the flat and when the resident heard them going off he did the right thing by immediately getting out, staying out and calling 999. 

"The fire was caused by an electric scooter that was charging in the bedroom.

Crews were called to a flat in Purfleet-on-Thames last night after neighbours heard a smoke alarm going off. 

On arrival firefighters found a heavily smoke logged property. They quickly found the source of the smoke to be a frying pan on the hob. Firefighters removed the pan and used positive-pressure ventilation fans to clear the smoke from the flat. 

Watch Manager Mark Hampton, Grays Fire Station, said:

Firefighters are urging drivers to avoid driving through flooded roads after rescuing a woman from in Bulford Lane, Black Notley this morning. 

Crews were called to Bulford Lane, Black Notley at 05:48am and on arrival reported that a car was stuck in the water with a woman inside. 

Specially trained water rescue firefighters rescued the woman and brought her to safety.