Firefighters rescue man during flat fire
Firefighters are highlighting the importance of having working smoke alarms after a man was rescued from a flat fire in Basildon last night when neighbours heard his smoke alarms going off.
Crews were called to a flat fire in High Barrets, Basildon at 11:25pm.
On arrival, crews reported that a ground floor flat was heavily smoke logged.
Firefighters wearing Breathing Apparatus entered the flat and rescued a man. He was left in the care of the Ambulance Service.
The fire was extinguished by 12:40am. The cause of the fire was accidental.