Fire crews rushed to extinguish a 'deliberately started' fire at a Harlow building site.

Essex Fire and Rescue Service received 21 calls after the blaze broke out in Gilden Way at about 9pm on August 8.

On arrival, crews confirmed that a number of pallets were on fire in a building site.

Firefighters extinguished the fire by 10:05pm.

The fire is believed to have been caused deliberately.

Two days later crews were called to a field fire in Weald Road, Brentwood, shortly after 8pm.

On arrival, crews reported that a field - measuring approximately 50 metres by 30 metres - was alight.

Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire by 8:34pm.

The cause of the fire has been deemed as accidental.

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