A BARN was completely destroyed in a fire this morning.

Firefighters were called to the barn in Theydon Mount, Epping, at 8:41am today.

The barn, which was also a vehicle workshop, contained propane cylinders and two fuel tanks.

Five crews tackled the blaze, extinguishing it at 10:30am.

No one was injured and fire services will stay at the incident until the hot spots are completely out.

Crews from Epping, Loughton, Brentwood, Harlow and Hainault put the fire out.