FIREFIGHTERS were called after a blaze at a livery yard quickly spread.

The fire broke out at Stagecoach Stud, in Wix Road, Ramsey on Wednesday.

A spokesman for Essex Fire Service said: "We were called to Wix Road, Ramsey, at around 1.31pm.

"One crew was sent from Dovercourt and two hose reel jets were used to extinguish 20 square meters of grass and nearby rubbish.

"The fire was extinguished by 2.07pm."