Cause of fire is unknown after crews extinguish blaze in Great Bardfield

Fire crews were called to an incident in Great Bardfield in the early hours of Saturday morning (June 17) after a blaze broke out in a stable block.

Firefighters from Thaxted and Wethersfield attended the scene, in Braintree Road, when reports came through at 00.24am.

The blaze is believed to have started in a stable block measuring about 10m x 15m.

Crews had extinguished the blaze by 1am, but investigators have recorded the cause of the fire to be unknown.