Families told to keep windows shut after car catches fire and destroys home

Firefighters described ‘particularly challenging’ conditions in Little Walden due to poor water supplies (Picture: Essex County Fire and Rescue Service)

A car without an MOT destroyed a family home in Essex and sent smoke billowing into the air.

Ten fire engines and a water bowser were needed to bring the blaze in Little Walden under control due to a poor water supply.

Firefighters were drafted in from neighbouring counties Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to tackle the fire which also engulfed a workshop.

The vehicle concerned was on the MOT ramp at D&K Vehicle Services when it burst into flames.

Company director and mechanic Callum Ogborn said the Japanese campervanhad failed its test four days e...