Firefighters Work for Hours to Tackle Out-of-Control Bonfire in South Essex

Firefighters work for hours to tackle out-of-control bonfire in south Essex

Firefighters worked for hours to tackle an out-of-control bonfire over the weekend as safety advice is issued to residents.

Firefighters tackle grass fire on Burnham seafront started by barbecue

Fire crews were called to a grass fire on Burnham-On-Sea seafront on Sunday morning (August 24th), just moments before the town’s emergency services day got underway. The blaze broke out at around 9.30am in a patch of long grass between Quantock Court and Burnham Sailing Club, sending plumes of smoke drifting across the south Esplanade. A crew from Burnham-On-Sea fire station arrived swiftly with a single appliance and used a hose reel jet to br…