Fire crews tackled a blaze at a home in Tilbury Juxta Clare which started in a cupboard.
Crews were called to the house in Church Roadat 9.12am on Saturday and had dealt with the fire by 9.47am.
They used breathing apparatus and used one hose reel to tackle the ground floor blaze.
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