Frinton-on-Sea former care home fire started deliberately say crews
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About 40% of the building in Frinton-on-Sea was destroyed
A blaze at a former care home that needed 30 firefighters to extinguish was thought to have been started deliberately, a fire service said.
Essex County Fire and Rescue crews tackled the flames at Connaught Avenue, Frinton-on-Sea, on Saturday afternoon.
Nick Singleton, from the service, said firefighters worked in "arduous conditions".
He said crews stopped the fire from spreading to the whole building, but about 40% of it had been destroyed.
Essex County Fire and Rescue said deliberate fires increased during the summer months
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