Mersea Road Langenhoe fire tackled by firefighters

Two fire engines from Colchester attended the scene in Mersea Road, Langenhoe, after reports of a fire at an address on Saturday morning.

Mersea Road was partially blocked with firefighters having to direct the traffic as they worked at the scene from 8.30am.

Bosses at the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service have said the fire was caused by faulty electrics and it impacted an outbuilding.

Emergency - the cause of the fire was recorded as faulty electrics (Image: Martyn Warnes)

Shed fire - crews were called to the scene at 8.30am on Saturday (Image: Martyn Warnes)

A spokeswoman for the fire service said: “Crews extinguished the fire and recorded that it was caused by faulty electrics.

“The initial call was 8:30am, two fire engines from Colchester attended.”

Berechurch councillor Martyn Warnes witnessed the fire crew tackling the incident went he left his home at about 9.20am.

He said: “The road was blocked when I was heading out and tried to go down the road.

“They had a hose pipe from a fire hydrant further down the road and they were clearly pumping water.”