FIREFIGHTERS spent an hour tackling a blaze in a field.
Crews from Grays and Orsett were called to Wickham Road, Chadwell St Mary, at about 12.40pm following reports dry grass in a one acre field had been set alight by children.
Firefighters used one hose reel jet and a backpack sprayers to fight the flames.
They worked quickly to ensure the blaze did not spread to neighbouring corn field, which would have been left completely destroyed.
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