Emergency services were called to an incident close to Morrisons in Witham today (October 3) with one man suffering burns.
Fire, paramedics and police attended an incident between 12.45pm and 2.10pm this afternoon in Braintree Road.
The ambulance service said one man, in his 40s, was treated at before being released into the care of Essex Police. Onlookers reported seeing a man led away in handcuffs.
An ambulance spokesman said: "The man's burns turned out to be minor so he was treated and discharged at the scene.
"We were called at 12.45pm by police and sent a rapid response car and a paramedic officer.
"We left a person in the care of the police."
