Action - a fire crew heads at the scene in Cowdray Avenue
FIREFIGHTERS battled to put extinguish a blaze after grass and trees next to a busy road caught alight.
It happened after grass by the footpath in Cowdray Avenue, Colchester, became on fire yesterday afternoon.
It comes as the UK faces its second heatwave in a month, with soaring temperatures putting pressure on the emergency services.
A fire crew from Colchester attended the scene shortly before 1.40pm and reported an area of grass and trees were ablaze.
A brigade spokeswoman added: “Firefighters extinguished the fire by 2.27pm”.
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