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Fire rips through row of city bungalows

Shivani Chaudhari
BBC News, Essex
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service Terraced bungalows that have been badly burned. There is rubble on the pavement and the buildings have turned black due to the fire, which is now out. There are bushes and pot plants in the foreground and fire crews working in the background.Essex County Fire and Rescue Service
A fire has affected three homes in Southend-on-Sea

A number of residents have been made homeless after a blaze broke out at three terraced bungalows.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service was called to the properties on Milton Close, Southend-on-Sea, at about 07:40 BST.

Crews said they arrived to a well developed fire that was spreading into the roof space.

The blaze has since been put out. An investigation was due to begin once the area was made safe.

Henry Godfrey-Evans/BBC A red fire engine parked outside a house. There is also a police cordon in place.Henry Godfrey-Evans/BBC
Fire crews arrived at the scene of the blaze in Southend-on-Sea during the morning

Fire services from Rochford, Corringham, Orsett, Hawkwell, Leigh and Rayleigh Weir attended the scene.

Dane Hatley, 38, who lives close to where the fire broke out, said: "We woke up with the smoke billowing through our flats."

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