Crews were called to Meadow Lane, Runwell, in the early hours of this morning after a mother woke to discover a fire in a cupboard next to her baby's cot. 

When crews arrived they quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the property. 

Watch Manager Andy Smith, Wickford Fire Station, said:

"This was obviously a really scary incident for the woman involved and we're just so thankful she woke up when she did so she could get herself and her baby safely outside before calling 999.

Firefighters were called to an incident at a scrap yard near Northwick Road in Canvey Island this afternoon. 

Crews from Canvey, Basildon (two) and Rayleigh Weir were sent to the incident. On arrival, crews confirmed that there was a large amount of scrap vehicles and containers alight at the yard. 

Incident Commander Russ Freeman said: “Firefighters have done a great job this afternoon to extinguish the fire and stop if from spreading further. 

Crews were called to the M11 northbound, between junction 6 to junction 7, in the early hours of this morning after reports of a road traffic collision. 

On arrival firefighters reported that a car had left the road and landed in a ditch, with a woman trapped inside. 

Firefighters worked to release the woman and left her in the care of the Ambulance Service at 5am.

A flat has suffered smoke and fire damage after e-cigarettes caught fire.

Two crews from Saffron Walden were called to George Street after a man returned home following a night out and was faced with a heavily smoke logged flat. 

When Saffron Walden's on-call firefighters arrived they reported that the smoke was beginning to spread to shops underneath, and there was a large fire in the lounge. 

Crew Manager Gary Walker said:

Crews were called to a house this morning after neighbours and a passer by noticed smoke and the smell of burning. 

On arrival firefighters quickly broke into the property, which was heavily smoke logged, and found a casualty on the other side of the door. 

Station Manager Russ Freeman said:

"Canvey Island's crew were the first on scene and were immediately faced with a very difficult situation; a developing fire and a casualty.