YOUNG mum has been made homeless after a fire at her flat.
Firefighters were called to Chase Road, Southend, after a sofa caught light in a first floor flat above a secondhand shop.
When crews arrived, they found the woman outside but smoke was pouring from the building.
An investigation has been launched into how the fire started.
Full story in tomorrow's Echo.
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