A MAN suffered burns to his hands when a fire broke out at a garage last night.

It happened in Lindsey Street, Epping, at 8.20pm.

The detached building, which has an annex above it, contained gas cylinders and six fire-fighting crews were needed to extinguish the blaze.

The fire was eventually brought under control at 10.04pm.

An investigation into its cause has been launched.

The injured man, whose age has not been released, was treated by an ambulance crew.