THREE fire engines attended a car fire on the A130 near Howe Green this afternoon.
Firefighters from Chelmsford, Rayleigh Weir and Great Baddow were called at 1.24pm after the blaze broke out on the side of the A-road between Howe Green and Rettendon.
A fire service spokeswoman said: "Crews wore breathing apparatus and used one hose reel to extinguish the fire by 1.41pm."
The car was left destroyed by the blaze and burnt parts of the vehicle were seen to be on the hard shoulder earlier this afternoon.
No-one was injured in the incident.
