Firefighters tackle early morning vehicle blaze at busy docks site
Fire crews were called to a vehicle fire at a busy docks site.
The firefighters attended the incident at Tilbury Docks in Fort Road, Tilbury yesterday at 3.55am.
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On arrival, crews reported that a horizontal grinder was on fire.
Crews worked to remove inspection panels and extinguished the fire by 4:44am.
Four fire crews attended the scene including two from Grays, one from Orsett and another from Corringham.
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