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Bar and van destroyed in late-night seaside fire

News imageEssex County Fire & Rescue Service A burnt out building, showing a charred front area, burnt wood, and yellow hose pipes. A van outside, is also severely burnt out. A building next door, has not been damaged. Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
A number of crews from across Essex were called to Orwell Road, Clacton-on-Sea late on Monday night

A bar and a van have been severely damaged after a late-night fire in a seaside town.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the business on Orwell Road, Clacton-on-Sea, at 23:53 BST on Monday.

When crews from Clacton, Colchester, Frinton and Weeley arrived a van parked outside the property was "also alight", and the firefighters then worked to make the area safe, the service said.

An investigation is due to take place to discover the fire's cause, it added.

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