A ROOF caught fire in Leigh while work was being carried out on the building.
Fire crews were called to Nelson Drive, after a roof caught fire this afternoon.
Firefighters removed the roof tiles and had put out the fire by 2.21pm.
Three fire crews attended the blaze.
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A spokesman from the Essex Fire Service, said: "Firefighters were called to a roof fire in Leigh earlier today.
"Crews were called to Nelson Drive in Leigh-on-Sea after a roof caught fire while work was being carried out on it.
"Firefighters worked to remove roof tiles and felt to extinguish the fire by 2:21pm
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