Hot embers cause garden fire
Crews have issued safety advice after hot embers started a garden fire.
Firefighters were called to Orchard Place, Clacton today at 11.35am and found a fire had spread to three gardens, with trees, hedges and fences alight.
The Clacton crew quickly stopped the fire from spreading to nearby properties, including a large outbuilding.
Crew Manager Andy Anderson said: "The fire was well-developed and spreading quickly in the dry, breezy conditions.
"It was only the hard work from crews that prevented it from causing more damage.