Firefighters spent hours battling a fire at a restaurant but were too late the save part of the roof which caved in.

A total of seven crews from Leigh, Southend, Rochford and Canvey attended the blaze at the Chalkwell Park Rooms in London Road, Westcliff, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

For full report and pictures see Monday's Echo

Published Monday September 27, 2004

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