Crews extinguished a garage fire and stopped it spreading to an adjacent thatched cottage.

Firefighters from Chelmsford were called to reports of a fire in Larks Lane, Great Waltham yesterday at 8.09pm.

Neighbours had spotted the smoke and raised the alarm and crews found a timber-framed garage alight.

Watch Manager Mark Curtis said: "Bearing in mind it was only a couple of metres from a thatched roof, crews did a fantastic job in quickly containing and extinguishing the fire.

Firefighters were called to a flat fire in Milford Road in Grays last night.

On arrival, crews reported that a flat on the first floor was heavily smoke logged with smoke alarms going off.

Crews entered the property and extinguished the fire which they believe was caused by an electrical fault while a battery was charging.

A man was left in the care of the Ambulance Service after suffering with smoke inhalation.

The flat was heavily smoke damaged.

Firefighters freed a man this morning, when his car left the road and got stuck on an embankment.

Crews were called to a road traffic collision which happened at around 10:00am today.

On arrival, firefighters reported that car had left the roadway and a man was trapped in his vehicle, but fortunately had no injuries.

Crews used specialist equipment to release the man by 10:18am.

Firefighters rescued a woman and her daughter after their car got trapped in mud.

On-call firefighters from Hawkwell were called to Murrels Lane, Hullbridge today (Tuesday 1 March) at 12.20pm.

A woman had driven down a narrow track and got stuck in mud which was so deep that she could not open her door. 

It took crews almost 30 minutes to find her because she was not able to accurately describe her location.

On-call Firefighters saved a man's life after they were alerted to a medical emergency.

Gary Walker, Neil Mack and Lee Broady were at Saffron Walden Fire Station ahead of taking part in a vigil for Ukraine in the town's Jubilee Gardens.

While they were getting ready, a member of the public knocked on the door to ask for their help, today (Thursday 3 March) at 6.06pm.

Crew Manager Gary Walker said: "We were about to leave to attend the vigil when a young woman came running in and said a man had collapsed and was unconscious in a nearby pub.

Around five tonnes of hay bales were destroyed following a fire at an agricultural building in Boxted yesterday. Firefighters were called to the premises at 4.50pm on Saturday, 5 February and found a 12 x 8 metre building on fire as well as the manure heap next door to it. The building contained five tonnes of hay. Two adults were treated by the Ambulance Service for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters used special breathing equipment to fight the fire. 

Firefighters rescued a woman after a road traffic collision in Hatfield Broad Oak.

Crews from Leaden Roding and Harlow were called by Essex Police to Hammonds Road today at 10.21am.

A car was upside down in a ditch and a woman, who was conscious and breathing, was trapped.

Crews used specialist cutting equipment to rescue her by 11.28am and left her in the care of medics.

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Crews were called to a property on Main Road, Mundon earlier today when a passerby noticed a fire in a garage.

Firefighters were called to a property in Mundon at 11:05am, when a fire started in a garage while the occupants were out.

On arrival, crews confirmed that there was a large fire, approximately 10m x 5m, spread across two floors of a garage building.

Firefighters worked hard in difficult conditions to extinguish the fire by 12:04pm, then stayed on-site to dampen down the surrounding area to prevent any fire re-igniting.

Firefighters rescued two dogs during a house fire in Benfleet earlier today.

Crews were called to Southwold Crescent at 12:45pm after a neighbour noticed smoke and dialled 999.

On arrival, crews reported that the rear of the house was 80% alight and the house was heavily smoke logged.

Firefighters rescued two dogs, who were both unharmed during the fire.

Crews extinguished the fire by 1:15pm and believe it was caused by an electrical fault.

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Firefighters have worked throughout the day to extinguish a fire in a grain dryer in Great Braxted.

Crews were called to a farm in Great Braxted where a grain dryer - holding approximately 20 tonnes of maize - was on fire.

Due to difficult access to water, crews requested a water bowser from Halstead Fire Station as well as two additional crews from Great Baddow and Maldon to assist with shuttling water to the scene.