Fire crews extinguished a blaze in a flat in Frinton last night.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire, in a ground floor flat, in The Esplanade, at 8.12pm.
Two crews from the town were mobilised to the incident.
A fire service spokesman said that crews wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel to extinguish the fire, which was put out by 8.31pm.
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