Firefighters battled to put out a flat on fire in Rainham last Saturday (August 4).

The four bedroom property on Mungo Park Road caught fire at around 3.10pm.

A spokesman for the fire brigade said that the blaze was caused by a resident leaving a tea candle burning while leaving the property and going to the shops.

He added that about 40 per cent of the flat was damaged as a result.

Crews from Hornchurch and Wennington stations spent around 15 minutes putting out the blaze.

No one was injured.