Fire fighters were called to a blaze in a terraced house in Baker Way, Witham shortly after 5pm yesterday.
On arrival the incident commander reported that the fire was on the first floor of the house and that the property was heavily smoke logged.
Wearing breathing apparatus and using two hose reel jets crews had extinguished the fire by just after 6pm.
An investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the fire.
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