Firefighters are in a race to salvage property from a house in Wethersfield.
Crews from Dunmow, Thaxted, Halstead and Braintree were called to a fire in a thatched property on Brick Kiln Green around 11.30am this morning (Aug 16).
After an hour of tackling the blaze officers reported the thatched roof was 40 per cent alight.
More to follow
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