Fire crews rescued two dogs from a blaze in a bungalow in Pelly Avenue in Witham.
One crew from Witham and one from Chelmsford attended a call at 1.10pm today to find a bungalow 25 per cent alight.
No people were trapped or missing and the fire was put out by 1.41pm.
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