Boiler fire spreads to neighbouring property

Crews were called to a house in Ongar last night when the owners discovered a fire outside after their dogs woke them up barking. 

On arrival firefighters reported that a swimming pool boiler house was completely alight and the fire was starting to spread to a neighbour's house. 

Incident Commander Dan Hockley said:

"The shed building has been damaged by fire and the fascia and guttering of both the owners and neighbour's house were damaged from the heat. 

"It's thanks to the fantastic work of our crews that this fire didn't spread any further and cause considerably more damage."

The cause of the fire is unknown.