Police and firefighters were at the scene of a lorry fire outside Basildon police station this morning.
Fire crews from Basildon and Orsett attended the scene to extinguish the fire, which erupted from the back of lorry shredding paper at about 10.30am today.
One hose reel jet was used to extinguish the fire by 10.45am.
Just returned to the station and found a recycling truck with a small fire in the back #basildon #pitsea pic.twitter.com/aCojUdIf25
— Marek Jaworski (@PcMarekJaworski) May 31, 2016
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel