Old Southend Road
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in the stairwell of a three storey semi-detached house in Southend this morning.
Thankfully, no one was inside and the fire was contained within an hour.
When they arrived, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property which was full of smoke to check if anyone was inside.
The fire was contained to the stairwell but some of the rooms have suffered smoke and fire damage.
An investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the fire.
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