A Chelmsford house has been left destroyed after a fire broke out late last night.

At least four fire engines, five police cars and multiple paramedics and incident response units were spotted at the scene shortly after 10pm yesterday (Friday, July 5).

Pictures from the scene show the emergency services surround a house, while flames and black smoke are clearly visible through an upstairs window.

Emergency services at the scene in Baddow Road, Chelmsford

A cordon can also be seen stretched across the road near the junction with Meadgate Avenue, where cars were seen turning around in the road.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that they were called at 10.06pm and that crews wearing breathing apparatus were quickly at the scene working to extinguish the fire.

Crews from Chelmsford, Great Baddow and Orsett attended the scene.

The fire was completely extinguished by 10.45pm.

Flames and smoke are seen coming from a house in Baddow Road, Chelmsford

It has been revealed that the whole top floor of the property has been destroyed by the fire and an investigation is now underway to determine the cause.

One witness described how families in the area were asked to leave their houses in their nightwear for their own safety, while firefighters worked to extinguish the fire.

Baddow Road in Chelmsford is shut due to a house fire

Another local resident, a 56-year-old man, explained how they heard the "usual commotion on Baddow Road" from their back garden, before the "screams and screeches" got louder.

After rushing to call the emergency services and check that everyone in the house was safe, the anonymous witness added that it was "scary" how close the incident happened to their home and that they even checked their own smoke alarms before heading to bed.




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