House and garage damaged in fire
Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire affecting a house and adjacent garage in Writtle, near Chelmsford, on Saturday afternoon.
On arrival, crews reported that the building, which is two storeys and measures roughly 10 metres by 7 metres, was around 50% alight.
To allow crews to tackle the fire from above, the officer in charge called for the support of an aerial ladder platform.
By 5.20pm, the fire had been contained to the garage area of the property.