Firefighters were called to a house fire in Billericay this morning (Monday 22 March) after the residents noticed that a candle had caught the curtains alight.

The occupants got themselves outside safely and called 999.

When fire crews arrived they reported that the first floor of the detached house was completely full of smoke and the fire was in one of the bedrooms.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus immediately went into the house and quickly extinguished the fire.

Firefighters were called to reports of a garage fire in Rayne on Saturday 20 March.

When fire crews arrived they reported that the detatched garage, which measured approx. 6m x 4m, was completely alight. Crews gave first aid to one person who was suffering with the effects of smoke inhalation.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and stopped it spreading to the house next door.

Firefighters have given their safety advice after a Lithimium-ion battery in a scooter left on charge had overheated and caused a fire.

The resident heard their smoke alarms going off and called the Fire Service.

Firefighters were called to a house in Thorpe Bay and found the living room heavily smoke logged. Crews extinguished the fire by 1:34pm.

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

Firefighters have given safety advice for e-cigarette and vape users after a vape exploded in a house in Rochford today.

Crews from Rochford and Southend were called the The Ridings in Rochford just before 10am after the vape exploded and set the smoke alarms off.

Firefighters believe the explosion was called by a battery fault.

Firefighters have given safety advice for using tumble dryers after a tumble dryer caused a fire in a garage.

Crews were called to Westcliff Parade, Westcliff just after 9:30pm and found a tumble dryer on fire in a heavily smoke logged garage.

Firefighters extinguished the fire by 10:13pm.

Crew Manager Rick Jones from Southend Fire Station said: “Please take extra care when using tumble dryers and appliances like washing machines and dishwashers. Please do not run them overnight while you are asleep or when you are out.”

Firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped in her car following a road traffic collision earlier today.

On arrival, on-call firefighters from Newport Fire Station and Saffron Walden Fire Station reported that a woman was trapped in her car and worked to release her by 10:14am.

The woman was left in the care of the Ambulance Service.

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Firefighters who attended this incident are on-call firefighters who live or work within 5 minutes of an on-call fire station and are paid to protect their community.

Crews extinguished a fire in a farm outbuilding in Thaxted.

Firefighters were called to Bardfield Road today at 4pm and found part of large industrial building alight.

Watch Manager Darren Hockley said: "Crews worked really hard to quickly get the fire under control and stop it from spreading.

"The building was filled with construction materials, mainly wood, which made the incident even more challenging.

"Crews extinguished the fire then had to turn over and remove materials to check for hot spots and damp down."

Crews extinguished a kitchen fire which started when shopping bags were set alight by a toaster.

Firefighters from Maldon and Chelmsford were called to a ground floor flat in Cherry Garden Road today at 1.33pm.

They found a fire in the kitchen and the rest of the flat filled with smoke.

Watch Manager Martin Cable said: "The occupant had come home and put his shopping bags on his kitchen worktop. He accidently turned on his toaster with one of the bags and the next thing he knew, his kitchen was on fire.

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A family in South Woodham Ferrers had a lucky escape from a house fire today after their smoke alarms woke them up.

Firefighters from South Woodham Ferrers and Wickford were called to a house fire in Anchor Reach, South Woodham Ferrers just after 7:30am.

On arrival, crews reported that a conservatory was heavily smoke logged and extinguished the fire by 8am.

Firefighters believe the fire was caused by batteries that had overheated while on charge.

Crews have issued safety advice after tackling a house fire in Harlow today (Tuesday 30 March).

Firefighters from Harlow, Ongar and Epping attended The Briars at 4.31pm and found a fire in a first floor bedroom.

No one was inside the mid-terrace house when the fire started but thankfully a neighbour saw the smoke and called 999.

Station Manager Richie Green said: "Crews were faced with a well-developed fire and battled really well to contain it to the bedroom.