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Derelict building fire treated as arson

News imageEssex County Fire & Rescue Service Two firefighters, standing outside a building, in full uniform, wearing helmets and breathing apparatus. There is smoke filling the doorway. There is a large red brick building with a sign to the right. Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
Crews from Harlow, Ongar and Leaden Roding attended the blaze

A fire at a derelict building was started deliberately, a fire service has said.

Crews were called to London Road, Harlow, at about 18:00 GMT on Saturday.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said four crews arrived to heavy smoke and worked to put it out in sections.

An investigation "to determine the cause of the fire found it was started deliberately", it added.

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