Two vehicles and a section of fencing in a communal car park in north Essex were found burning in the early hours of this morning.

Firefighters were alerted to reports of a blaze in Shrublands, Saffron Walden, at around 12.45am.

Two crews from the town attended and had the fire out in a little under an hour.

Essex Fire and Rescue said it had no information about the cause of the fire, at this stage.