A HOUSE fire in which a man was found dead was started accidentally, the fire service said.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said three crews went to the blaze in Branksome Avenue, Stanford-Le-Hope, shortly after 15:00 BST on Tuesday.
It found a well-developed fire, which was extinguished about an hour later, on the first floor of the semi-detached house.
The man’s body was found inside the property.
Essex Police earlier said that it was not treating the death as suspicious.
