FIRE crews were called to a large field fire in north Essex.
Firefighters were called to Beach Road yesterday afternoon at 2.34pm and crews from Clacton and Weeley attended.
Due to difficult access and a limited water supply, Manningtree's off-road vehicle and crews from Colchester and Wivenhoe were also requested.
The fire was initially covering around 4,000 square metres of grassland.
Station manager Nick Singleton said: "The fire moved along the sea wall towards Point Clear, but crews have done a great job to contain it and are working incredibly hard."
Crews extinguished the fire by 6.45pm but remained at the scene into the evening to dampen down.
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