Smoke alarms alert residents to roof fire
Firefighters are highlighting the importance of having working smoke alarms after a family was alerted to a roof fire when they heard their smoke alarms going off in Bulphan.
Crews were called to a fire in a detached house in Bulphan at 7:30pm.
The property was heavily smoke logged with a fire in the roof. Crews requested further assistance from two crews at Basildon and Brentwood as well as an Aerial Ladder Platform from Grays Fire Station.
Crews extinguished the fire by 9:42pm. An investigation will be carried out to determine the cause of the fire.