Firefighters were called to a fire at a house in Harlow early this morning (Thursday 11 May).

The residents were woken up by their working smoke alarm and called 999 immediately.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the property.

Before firefighters left, they fitted new smoke alarms in the property, as the one which actuated was very close to the fire and may have suffered some damage.

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a derelict building in Tilbury this afternoon (Thursday 11 May).

When fire crews arrived they reported that the roof and external walls of the building were not structurally stable and were likely to collapse imminently. 

Firefighters requested assistance from an ALP (aerial ladder platform - a fire engine with a very tall, motorised, extendable ladder on top) so firefighters could pour water on the fire from above.

Crews have appealed to residents to park considerately following a house fire in Westcliff-on-Sea.

We were called to Fairmead Avenue today at 3.43am and crews from Southend and Leigh attended.

They were delayed getting to the property due to cars parked either side of the road blocking access.

Thankfully the occupant had got out of the property unharmed.

Crews have issued safety advice after a garage fire in Chafford Hundred.

We were called to Parnell Close yesterday at 9.20pm. Two crews from Grays attended and found a garage, measuring approximately 20 metres by 10 metres, completely alight.

They managed to stop the fire spreading to the adjacent two-story detached house and fully extinguished it by 11.47pm.

An investigation found the fire was caused by an electric bike left on charge.

Firefighters helped to rescue a baby fox that was trapped in an underground pipe in Colchester today.

Crews were called to help the RSPCA in Turner Road, Colchester at 12:36pm after concerns that a fox was trapped in an underground pipe.

Firefighters from our Urban Search and Rescue team were called to use their camera to see where in the pipe the fox was trapped.

Crews then worked together to dig around the pipe to free the fox cub by 1:55pm.

The fox was left in the care of the RSPCA.

Firefighters were called to a fire at the alleyway at the rear of a large soft play centre in Basildon.

When fire crews arrived they reported the fire was quickly developing and had spread inside the building.

Firefighters immediately got into the building and quickly got the fire surrounded.

Watch Manager Mark Blakebrough said:

"Firefighters worked really hard to stop the fire from spreading to the rest of the building and the building next door.