FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire involving a number of outbuildings.

Crews were called to the fire in Coxes Farm Road, Billericay at 1.35am this morning.

The buildings measured approximately 10m by 50m and when firefighters arrived at the incident they reported that 50 per cent of the buildings were alight.

Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire by 2:45am.

The cause of the fire is thought to have been a faulty electric supply.