SEVERAL sheds caught alight during a fire in Witham.

Fire crews from Witham and Great Baddow were called to Church Street at around 11.40am on Tuesday.

On arrival, crews found that a workshop and shed were alight in a garden.

The fire has also spread to more sheds in neighbouring gardens.

Crews extinguished the blaze by 12.50pm, however the shed where the fire started was completely destroyed.

The neighbouring sheds have also been partially fire damaged.

The cause of the fire has been recorded as accidental.