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.
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