Firefighters were called when a wooden conservatory attached to a cottage caught fire.

Aftermath - the conservatory in Frinton Road which was the scene of a fire yesterday. Picture: TERRY WEEDEN 40732-2

The fire, in Frinton Road, Thorpe, was reported just after 3pm yesterday.

A spokesman for Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said a crew from Weeley and one from Clacton were sent to the scene of the blaze.

She said the building was smoke-logged so firefighters wearing breathing apparatus went inside the building to fight the flames.

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Published Friday, January 28, 2005

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