Firefighters in Essex have tackled a fire involving two boats at a marina in Walton-on-the-Naze.

Crews were called to the scene, in Coles Lane, at around 5.45am this morning, Monday February 26.

According to a spokesman for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, the fire had damaged two boats at a marina.

He said: “The fire destroyed one boat, and has severely damaged a second boat.”

Two crews, from Frinton and Clacton, were sent to the scene of the blaze.

An investigation will now be carried out to work out the cause of the fire.