Three fire crews had to be called out to deal with a fire in a first-floor flat.
The incident happened at around 7.10pm in Deans Close, Dovercourt this evening.
The fire started in a fridge, and had been extinguished within fifteen minutes.
Firefighters then used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke from the corridor.
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