Firefighters tackle workshop fire in Clacton

"Crews will remain on scene monitoring hotspots"

Author: Lettie BuxtonPublished 8th Apr 2021

Five crews have been working to put out a workshop fire in Clacton this afternoon (8 April).

When they arrived at the scene, crews reported that a workshop on Knox Road was 100 per cent alight and contained propane cylinders.

They extinguished the fire just before 2pm.

Station manager Scott Meekings said:

"Crews worked extremely hard to extinguish the fire.

"They have removed the cylinders and these no longer pose a hazard to the incident.

"Crews will remain on scene monitoring hotspots."

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