Three people were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in Witham
Fire crews were called to a commercial building at an industrial unit in Freebournes Road after reports of smoke in the building.
Firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to find the source of the fire and reported it was a small fire in a moulding machine.
They used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.
Three people suffered smoke inhalation during the incident and were left in the care of the Ambulance Service.
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