Residents save vehicles after fire alarm is raised in early hours
RESIDENTS in Tilbury rushed from their homes in the early hours of this morning (Monday, 9 August) to move their vehicles to safety after a small ruck caught fire.
The alarm was raised about the fire to the rear of Monarch Close at 4.40am after a resident was awoken by the smell of burning.
She quickly alerted emergency services and roused neighbours.
An Essex County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Firefighters were called and on arrival, crews reported that a van was on fire and extinguished it by 5:36am."
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