FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at an industrial estate in Rayleigh overnight.

Crews from Rayleigh Weir and Hawkwell attended a call at 10pm to Brook Road industrial estate, where a large amount of plastic was alight at the side of one of the units, close to Mastic Pointing.

The fire was extinguished about an hour later.

A thermal image camera was used to check for any remaining hotspots.

The fire service and the police will carry out an investigation to establish the cause of the fire.