THE occupants of a terraced house have been left homeless tonight following a fire at their home.Firefighters were called to Forest Road in Colchester at 8pm to tackle a blaze which broke out on the first floor of the property.
THE occupants of a terraced house have been left homeless tonight following a fire at their home.
Firefighters were called to Forest Road in Colchester at 8pm to tackle a blaze which broke out on the first floor of the property.
On arrival at the scene crews reported that 25% of the first floor was on fire.
The incident was dealt with by 8.20pm and a joint police and fire service investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the blaze.
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