A fire ripped through a three-bedroom home this morning (November 26), spreading to a nearby building.
A crew from Waltham Abbey and one from Harlow were called to the blaze in Paynes Lane, Nazeing, at 11.08am.
Firefighters reported the fire in the detached house and other building measured ten by three metres.
Wearing breathing apparatus, they used two main jets and two hose reels to extinguish the fire by 12.23pm.
There are currently no reports of any injuries.
More to follow.
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