Fire

Both fire engines from Bishop's Stortford and one from Sawbridgeworth were called to flats in St Michael's Mead on Friday evening.

Sawbridgeworth's was among 12 crews, numbering up to 70 firefighters, who were there at the height of Tuesday's blaze.

Dozens of firefighters from Essex, Hertfordshire and London tackle huge blaze in industrial building in River Way on Tuesday morning.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service says Mother's Day fire was accidental while customers are delighted the Arkesden pub's sweet trolley is safe.

Blazes happened at Clarklands which was target of police raid and resulted in two people being arrested on suspicion of keeping a brothel.

Victim of fire in ground-floor flat near Herts and Essex Hospital on Wednesday morning dies along with her pet dog and cat.

Police say a woman has been taken to hospital "in a serious condition" following the fire in a ground-floor flat in Cavell Drive.

Hooded man seen fleeing from blaze outside Clarklands naturist spa and massage parlour which in December was the subject of a police raid.

Community rallies to support the Christou family whose pub, the Axe and Compasses in Arkesden, was devastated by Sunday's fire.

The three-month-old black Labrador pup has been drafted in as an apprentice for Reqs, one of the UK's longest-serving fire investigation dogs.

Stansted firefighters helped clear the fallen tree which blocked side access, trapping its foam appliance in the back yard.

County council closed all its recycling centres and family centres, seven libraries – including Sawbo's – and two coronavirus testing sites.

Bishop's Stortford fire and rescue crew called to an address off Stansted Road on Friday morning.

On-call firefighters are fully trained and respond to incidents from home, work or other locations within four minutes of the station.

Two fire engines from Bishop's Stortford station dealt with a spate of five arson incidents around the estate on Thursday evening.

Stansted firefighters lost vital minutes knocking on doors to get people to move their vehicles to clear a path to a 999 incident.

Neighbours on both sides evacuated as firefighters tackle blaze in Thaxted on Saturday morning.

Sunday evening's two-vehicle collision in Clavering affected power supplies to 38 homes in the Stortford Road area.

The county council has removed about 1,000 fireworks from traders in Herts since 2018 and fire service reports "significant" rise in incidents.

Fire service's plea for on-call firefighters to help provide essential service for local community while earning extra money.