FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a premises in Beehive Lane in Chelmsford following reports of a blaze.

RESIDENTS have been evacuated from a block flats in Essex after a fire broke out in a neighbouring industrial unit.

In all, 30 apartments were evacuated when firefighters were called to the blaze in Beehive Lane, Great Baddow.

Four firecrews and an aerial turntable ladder were last night at the scene. Police were also on hand to control traffic and help with the evacuation of the flats.