A HOME was left destroyed after fire ripped through it.

The blaze broke out at the home in Manners Way, Southend at around 2.15pm today.

It began in the ground-floor of the property but it is still not known what caused it.

Fire crews from Southend and Leigh raced to the scene and managed to put out the fire within 20-minutes.

An investigation is now underway to establish the cause of the incident.