A fire broke out in a flat above a chip shop in Braintree on Friday night (May 10).
Firefighters believe it started through the main electrical intake for the flat and when crews arrived the intake was still arcing so it was unsafe to tackle the fire immediately.
They used breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets plus one dry powder extinguisher to fight the flames.
Two crews remained at the scene for around an hour, turning over and damping down to make sure no further fires developed until it was fully extinguished, which was by around 9.40pm and there were no casualties.
Firefighters believe it started through the main electrical intake for the flat and when crews arrived the intake was still arcing so it was unsafe to tackle the fire immediately.
They used breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets plus one dry powder extinguisher to fight the flames.
Two crews remained at the scene for around an hour, turning over and damping down to make sure no further fires developed until it was fully extinguished, which was by around 9.40pm and there were no casualties.