Family 'left homeless' after early hours bathroom fire in south Essex home (Image: Essex Fire and Rescue Service)
A family has been made homeless after a bathroom fire left their home filled with smoke.
Firefighters were called to a house fire in Vange in the early hours of this morning, at 2.41am (March 26).
On arrival in Mapleford Sweep, crews reported that a house was heavily smoke logged after a fire in a bathroom.
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Crews believe the fire was caused by an electrical fault in the bathroom.
An Essex Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "Firefighters worked to ventilate the property but due to the smoke damage, the residents have been rendered homeless."
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