FIRE CREWS attended at a car showroom in Little Thurrock after a building caught fire.
Towers Road in Grays was closed in both directions between the Rectory Road junction and the Cement Block Cottages junction, because of a building fire at car dealership.
The Service received nearly 50 calls after a fire broke out in a car yard in Essex. On arrival the incident commander reported that there were multiple seats of fire and that a number of vehicles in the dealership were alight.
Using two hose reel jets, one monitor and two main jets crews had extinguished the fire by 01:08hrs.
An investigation is being carried out to establish the cause of the fire.
Towers Road in Grays closed in both directions between the Rectory Road junction and the Cement Block Cottages junction, because of the building fire at a car dealership. Police directing traffic.
Overlook car area. 11.50 first incident and 3.20 second incident. Residents claim to have seen hooded man in yard.