Southend house completely destroyed by loft fire

Crews were called to a house fire which is understood to have started in the loft

A house has been "completely destroyed" by a fire which began in the loft.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service was called to the semi-detached house in Keith Way, Southend, at about 20:15 BST on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the service said no-one was in the building when they arrived.

"The house has been completely destroyed by the fire. Fire Officers will carry out a fire investigation as soon as it is possible," the service said.

Electricity supplies to the street went off for four hours while.

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People in the house next door were asked to leave as a precaution.

Firefighters used an aerial ladder platform to reach the roof from above to dampen down hotspots.