Firefighters were called to a garden fire in Tilbury which had spread to the neighbouring house.
Two crews from Orsett were called to Dickens Avenue at 1.20pm.
The fire had started in the garden, but had spread to the house.
Crews wearing breathing apparatus had extinguished the blaze by 2pm.
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