Four crews tackle house fire
Four crews tackled a house fire in Great Waltham.
We were called to Langleys yesterday at 10.35pm and crews from Chelmsford (two), Great Baddow and Saffron Walden attended.
A two-storey property was alight and the occupant, who had been alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm, was out of the property.
Station Manager Mark Elliott said: "Incident Commander Watch Manager Gavin Ellis worked with his crews to establish a water supply from a nearby river.
"Crews worked quickly and efficiently to contain the fire to the room of origin.