Five pets have been rescued from a house fire in Southend.

Firefighters were called to the terrace house in Lundy Close, Eastwood, Southend, after the homeowner discovered their e-bike was on fire in an area under the stairs. 

On arrival firefighters reported the fire was well developed on the ground floor and beginning to spread upstairs. 

Watch Manager Richard Blakebrough Leigh Fire Station, said: 

"Our firefighters did a fantastic job of containing the fire and stopping it spreading any further.

Crews were called to The Strood, Mersea, in the early hours of this morning after a car became stuck in rising tidal water.

Watch Manager Ian Ryder said:

"The car was an electric vehicle and because of this all the systems cut out as the tidal water began to surround it. 

"Driving through flood water or tidal water is not worth the risk - it's dangerous for both you and your vehicle."

Firefighters worked with the water rescue team to help the driver exit his vehicle and move to safety by 2am.

Firefighters have issued a warning after the sun's reflection in a mirror caused a dressing gown to catch alight. 

Two crews from Basildon were called to Short Lane, South Hanningfield, this morning after a resident returned home from a walk and smelled smoke. 

On further investigation he realised his dressing gown has started to catch fire because the sun had reflected off a mirror directly onto the clothing. 

Watch Manager Darryl Worster, Basildon Fire Station, said:

Firefighters rescued a man after he became trapped in a trench.

The man was doing building work when he fell into 8ft deep footings.

Crews from Rayleigh Weir, Rochford, Brentwood and our Urban Search and Rescue team attended.

They used air bags to stabilise the ground around him, dug a "relief trench" to distribute the weight and were eventually able to dig him out.

Despite being cold and uncomfortable, he was conscious and breathing. 

Firefighters were called to an incident on High Street in Clacton at 11.24pm on Sunday 8 October. 

On arrival, crews confirmed it was a fire at the rear of the second hand furniture shop, which was fully alight. 

Watch Manager Simon Tarrant said: “There was a lot of unsafe storage at the back of the building which had caught alight. 

“The crews did a great job at extinguishing the fire quickly, as the flames were high and starting to reach neighbouring flats.

Update 8PM 

Crews are continuing to turn over the controlled burn. They are working with the farmer to break down the stack. 

Update 7AM 

Firefighters remained at the scene overnight and are continuing to let the haystack burn under control. One crew is in attendance.

Crews are currently tackling a large haystack fire in Walton on the Naze. 

Firefighters from Clacton and Weeley were called at 4:05pm this afternoon. 

A 14-year-old girl rang the Control Room this afternoon after she heard the smoke alarms going off upstairs.

Firefighters from Chelmsford and Brentwood were called to the incident on Beaches Drive in Chelmsford at 1:30pm.

When crews arrived, they discovered a fire on the top floor of a converted bungalow.

Firefighters from Leigh were called to an incident on Stone Hill Road, Leigh on Sea last night. 

On arrival, crews discovered a fence that was fully alight. Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fence panels by 9.51pm. 

Watch Manager Ian Randall said: “When we arrived we found three fence panels fully alight. The crew did a great job at putting the fire out quickly to stop it from spreading to anything else. 

Firefighters were called to a road traffic collision on Edinburgh Way in Harlow earlier today.

On arrival, crews reported that one vehicle was involved in a collision and a person was trapped.

Watch Manager Jon Allen said: “The crews did a great job and worked quickly to get the door off the car and free the casualty.”

The casualty was rescued by 12.07pm and left in the care of the Ambulance Service.