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.