A TEN-YEAR-old girl was treated for smoke inhalation following a kitchen fire.
The girl and a man in his 30s escaped the fire in Brightwell Avenue, Westcliff, at 11.20am today and were taken to Southend Hospital.
Firefighters from Leigh and Southend arrived to find the fire was already extinguished, but inspected the property to make sure it was safe.
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