OCCUPANTS of a flat in Purfleet came home to find smoke billowing from their kitchen window last night.
Two fire crews from Grays were called to the third floor flat in Kendall, at about 10.30pm.
Firefighters in breathing apparatus found a fire in the kitchen which they quickly extinguished with one hose reel jet.
The incident had been dealt with by about 10.50pm.
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