Garage destroyed in fire caused by candle making

23 April 2025

News image — Crews from Billericay, Brentwood, Basildon, Wickford, and Corringham helped put out the fire

Essex County Fire & Rescue Two firefighters tackling a fire at a garage. They are directing water from a hose into the body of the garage. It is almost entirely destroyed with just brick walls on either side of the door standing and blackened joists and other debris on the ground, surrounded by smoke. — Crews from Billericay, Brentwood, Basildon, Wickford, and Corringham helped put out the fire

A garage has been destroyed in a fire that spread to three cars, a summer house, a shed and a fence.

Firefighters from five stations tackled the blaze at Hunters Chase, Brentwood, Essex, at about 15:15 BST on Monday.

Station manager Rick Williams said he believed it began because the resident, who received minor burns in the incident, was making wax candles in the garage.

The building "contained a number of flammable items and cylinders which caused the fire to spread quickly", he added.

Essex County Fire & Rescue The blackened remains of a garage and its contents, including twisted metal. Beyond it is a another intact garage and a garden. — The resident received minor burns and was treated at the scene by the ambulance service, said Essex County Fire & Rescue

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