A fire broke out in barn storing classic vehicles destroying three of them, a fire service said.

Crews called to the barn in Stisted, Essex, shortly after 11:30 BST on Monday.

They worked to contain the blaze within the 27m x 20m interior, but the cars and a boat were destroyed.

Darren Hockley, watch manager at Essex County Fire Service, said: “Thanks to incredible work from our on-call firefighters we managed to limit the damage and contain the fire so not all of the vehicles and barn were lost.” The cause of the fire was believed to be accidental.