Incidents

The incidents shown on this page are a selection of the most notable incidents Essex County Fire and Rescue Service has attended. Click on the headline of each incident to see the full details.

An archive of historic incident details are available on our Transparency site.

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Fire in a laundrette
Location

Tallon Road, Hutton

Attending station

Brentwood, Billericay, Ingatestone

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.20pm, 09 Apr 2025

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Fire in a disused warehouse
Location

High Road, South Benfleet

Attending station

Basildon, Corringham, Leigh, Orsett, Rayleigh Weir, Southend, Grays

Incident type

Fire

Date

11.51pm, 08 Apr 2025

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House fire caused by overloaded extension cable
Location

Sycamore Way, Clacton on Sea

Attending station

Clacton, Colchester, Weeley

Incident type

Fire

Date

2.55pm, 08 Apr 2025

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70 tonnes of wood chip alight
Location

Fort Road, Tilbury, Thurrock

Attending station

Grays, Orsett, Corringham, Southend

Incident type

Fire

Date

6.53pm, 07 Apr 2025

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Discarded cigarette sparks pub fire
Location

The Quay, Wivenhoe

Attending station

Colchester

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.17am, 06 Apr 2025

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Fire in hotel room
Location

High Road, Epping

Attending station

Epping, Loughton, Harlow

Incident type

Fire

Date

10.26am, 05 Apr 2025

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Firefighters praise neighbour for quick actions during kitchen fire
Location

Propelair Way, Colchester

Attending station

Colchester, Tiptree

Incident type

Fire

Date

1.12pm, 04 Apr 2025

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Crews extinguish lorry fire on M11
Location

M11 southbound, junctions 9 to 8

Attending station

Incident type

Fire

Date

8.01pm, 03 Apr 2025

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