Fire crews tackled a blaze at a unit used to store motorbikes in Witham.
Four fire engines were called to the incident at a single storey unit in Bridge Road at 1.42pm.
Crews used two hose reel jets to tackle the fire which was extinguished at 2.50pm.
An investigation will take place to establish the cause of the fire.
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