Four vehicles, cylinders and an outbuilding were destroyed following a blaze in a scrapyard in south Essex. 

Firefighters from Basildon, Chelmsford and Orsett were called to a scrapyard near Mores Lane, Brentwood, just before 1pm on Monday.

Crews surrounded the flames to stop them spreading further.

Incident Commander Jason Gould said: "Crews have done a great job to surround the fire and stop it from spreading further.

"There were four vehicles alight including cylinders and a small outbuilding.

"An investigation into the cause of the fire will be carried out later today."