Fire crews were called to a wood burner on fire in a detached house.
The fire was on the ground floor of the house in Ongar Road, Brentwood, on Friday at about 4.20pm and crews said it was 50 per cent smoke logged.
Firefighters from Brentwood and Ingatestone put the fire out.
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