FIREFIGHTERS had to tackle two field fires in quick succession in East Tilbury on Saturday afternoon.
The first started just before 3pm when five crews, from Grays and Orsett fought a blaze in standing crops and woodlands near Gobinas Park.
The, starting at 7.39pm, crews from Orsett, Basildon, Corringham and Billericay fought a field fire close to Princess Margaret Road.