House left uninhabitable after garden fire spreads

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service The side of a bricked-house which is blackened with smoke damage. There is charred debris on the ground spilling into an alleyway adjoining the property. Fence panels have clearly burned through.Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said an investigation would establish the cause of the blaze

A house has been left uninhabitable following a garden fire which spread to the property's roof.

Three crews were called to the fire in the garden in Raphael Avenue in Tilbury, Essex, at about 15:40 BST.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said it at least managed to quickly contain the fire and stop it from spreading to a neighbouring property.

An investigation into the cause of the fire was under way.

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