Firefighters Were Seen “Pulling the Roof Off” a builing near the they to get to the blaze, according to reports.
Melanie Bonner, who works at a nearby pharmacy, toold the southend echo: “The police without keeping people away. High too.
“It is kicked off Around Half 3pm and Firefighters arrived with about Half Hour.
“You are just just smell the smoke. Firefighters Were Pulling the Roof Off the Get to The Fire.”
Her co-worker freya Miller added: “There was just a lot of smoke and it was all hazy outside. It absolutely stunk, just a bad burning smell.
“We had some customers in but they all left to see what was going on.”