THREE fire crews were called to a flat fire in Epping High Street this evening.

The firefighters from Epping, Loughton and Ongar were alerted after a fire broke out in flat over Greggs bakers shop at about 5.30pm.

Crews took about 25 minutes to deal with the incident.

Police were called to control rush-hour traffic in the High Street.

No details about the suspected cause of the fire have been released.