Saffron Walden Fire Station. Picture: SaffronPhoto (Image: SaffronPhoto 2016)
Children had to be evacuated from a school near Saffron Walden this afternoon due to a fire.
Two crews from Saffron Walden were sent to the school in Bartlow Road, Ashdon, after a fire broke out in an outbuilding at about 12.35pm.
The fire, which was extinguished by 1.15pm, was caused by materials next to a cooker which was left on accidentally.
A fan was used to clear the building of smoke.
A spokesman for the fire service said: “The school acted quickly to evacuate the school of children and made good use of its own fire equipment – two fire extinguishers and a fire blanket.”
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