Firefighters were called to a smoke-filled bungalow in Jaywick this morning.
Two crews from Clacton attended the Swift Avenue property at around 6.30am and found the building to be “20% alight and 100% smoke logged”.
The fire was extinguished by 7.35am and crews remained on scene to check for hotspots using a thermal imaging camera.
An investigation will be held into the fire’s cause.
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