FIREFIGHTERS battled a house fire in Basildon.
Crews rushed to Essex Close at 6.38pm on Sunday and found part of the kitchen was up in flames and the whole house smoke logged.
The fire was out by 7.11pm.
An investigation is being carried out into the cause of the fire.
No one was injured.
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