0600 hrs

Essex Fire and Rescue Service have left the scene.

At 3am (27 December) the incident commander confirmed the fire was completely out and the building was cool. 

Fire officers will revisit the site to carry out a fire investigation when it is safe to do so. 

Our photo shows extensive damage at the back. The whole of the pub has been sealed off.

Roads are clear.

Statement from Essex Fire and Rescue Service:

2300 hrs: Crews are currently at the scene of a fire in a roof space of a pub in Harlow. 

Firefighters were called to the building at 9.30pm tonight (26 December).

On arrival firefighters reported the fire was impacting the first floor and around 30% of the roof was alight and, due to the size of the building, requested support of more crews and Chelmsford’s aerial ladder platform.

At 10.15pm the incident commander reported that firefighters were tackling the fire in sections. 

At 11.15pm the incident commander reported that firefighters were removing parts of the roof in sections to allow them to tackle the remaining fire and cool down the affected roof space. 

There are no reported injuries.

This is an ongoing incident and more information will be added here when it is available. Please avoid the area to allow firefighters to do their job and make the scene safe.

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2200 hrs: YH has received reports that the there is a fire at The Three Horseshoes pub in Harlow.

Witnesses have told us that the roof is ablaze.

The pub is situated on The Three Horseshoes Road in Harlow.

We have contacted the Fire Service for more details

More detail to come.