google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html

Essex firefighters battle six field fires in 52 hours

People have been urged not to light bonfires in rural areas or using barbecues in the countryside.

The field fires attended by the service since Monday happened in Saffron Walden, Fryerning and Weeley both near Basildon, Epping, Woodham Walter near Maldon and Fordham Heath near Colchester.

Some of the blazes affected farm machinery and led to crops being destroyed, while huge plumes of smoke meant roads were closed.

Everott said: “Early reporting and good preparation can make a significant difference in preventing small fires from becoming large-scale incidents, helping us protect Essex’s farms, crops and rural communities.”

Do you have a story suggestion for Essex? Contact us below.


BBC News

Views: 1

See also  Pink Floyd rocker swaps Division Bell for church bell

Check Also

A-level results wait as Jersey swimmer Nowacki wins gold

A teenager who has spent the summer making history as Jersey’s first Commonwealth Games medalist …

‘I felt sick being evicted from our Suffolk home of 55 years’

Havebury Homes would not tell the BBC why it had decided to evict the brothers …

Rose Johnston’s unsolved murder ‘a constant source of pain’

The family of a woman who was beaten to death in her home said her …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime
Jack wolfskin men’s hiking boots.