Ten people rehoused as fire affects mobile homes

Ten people have been moved into temporary accommodation after a fire affecting mobile homes, industrial units and vehicles.

About 60 firefighters tackled the flames as they broke out shortly after 23:00 BST on Thursday in Woolmongers Lane in High Ongar.

At its height, 12 crews were sent, working with "a limited water supply to surround the fire", Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said.

Five crews remained at the scene at 08:30 on Friday, working to dampen the area and monitor hotspots. Nobody was hurt in the incident.

Station manager Kev Jenner said: "We expect to be at the scene throughout the day and would ask people to avoid the area while we deal with this incident."

Affinity Water said houses in Ongar and Ingatestone had "lower water pressure than usual" due to the fire.

Elsewhere on Thursday evening, about 100 tonnes of domestic waste caught fire at a unit in Clacton Road, Great Holland, at 23:51.

Six crews surrounded the fire and prevented it from spreading to nearby crop fields.

They remained at the scene on Friday morning, using a digger to pull rubbish from the building.

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