Emergency services were called to Stanley Wooster Way on the Greenstead estate at around 9.15pm on Tuesday after reports of an “explosion” when the blaze broke out. Incident - Greenstead Ward councillor, Tim Young has expressed relief after a late-night fire in a Colchester neighbourhood left residents shaken but unharmed (Image: Councillor Tim Young)The cause of the fire has been recorded as accidental. Greenstead ward councillor Tim Young said the incident would have been frightening for those involved. People living nearby reported hearing an "explosion" when the fire started near Stanley Wooster Way on the Greenstead estate. A spokesman said: "We were called at 9:20 pm yesterday (Tuesday, July 28) to reports of a fire at a property on Stanley Wooster Way, Colchester.