Overview
- Flames broke out shortly before 8:30am in a Station Road shop under renovation and spread to two unoccupied flats above.
- Crews from Clacton, Weeley, Colchester, Brightlingsea and Coggeshall responded and prevented further spread.
- The shop and the two flats were badly damaged, and smoke affected two neighboring flats and the nearby Sports Direct store.
- Station Road was closed during the response, and Tendring District Council and Essex Police arranged an alternative route for the Remembrance parade.
- The fire was extinguished around 12:30–12:34pm, and Station Manager Nick Singleton praised crews for their swift work.