FIREFIGHTERS have extinguished a blaze at the YMCA building in Magdalen Street, Colchester.
The fire in the first-floor flat was reported to the fire service just after 2am.
On arrival the officer in charge reported that one flat was well alight and that the first-floor of the three-storey building was heavily smoke logged.
Wearing breathing apparatus and using two hose reel jets crews had extinguished the fire by 2.51am.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here