Officers attended a fire in Stanway with crews after a blaze in the bushes outside a restaurant was spotted.
Police were on scene with colleagues from Essex Fire and Rescue service outside the Harvester in Stanway.
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We are on scene with colleagues from @ECFRS outside the Harvester in #Stanway.
— Force Control Room (@EPControlRoom) August 14, 2022
This is after a fire has been sighed in the bushes outside by @EPRoadsPolicing officers who were passing by.
As a precaution the Harvester and Sainsburys behind has been evacuated.
This is after a fire was sighted in the bushes outside by roads policing officers who were passing by.
As a precaution the Harvester and Sainsbury's behind were evacuated.
The fire has now been extinguished.
An Essex Fire and Rescue spokesman said: "Three of our appliances attended a fire at the side of the road just off the A12 at Stanway at 2.48pm.
"It's been extinguished.
"The nearby pub and supermarket were evacuated by police as a precaution."
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