Residents in a Southend area were urged to keep their windows and doors closed after a massive fire erupted at an outbuilding. 

Incident Commander Dean Riley said: "Crews arrived to a well developed fire which was spreading from an outbuilding to a pile of rubbish and nearby trees. Firefighters have worked hard in very warm weather conditions to surround the fire and stop it from spreading to nearby buildings and a supermarket.

"A fire investigation into the cause will be carried out when it is safe to do so."

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