Residents were evacuated after a fire broke out at flats in Ipswich overnight.

Emergency services were called at 11pm to a flat in Jasmine Close in Chantry.

Four crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were in attendance from Ipswich East and Princes Street.

According to a spokesman from Suffolk County Council, breathing apparatus and hose reel jets were used to fight the fire.

The flat in which the fire broke out was damaged and there was also some damage to the outside of the building.

Ipswich Star: Residents were evacuated after a fire broke out in Jasmine Close overnightResidents were evacuated after a fire broke out in Jasmine Close overnight (Image: Google Maps)

The surrounding flats were smoke logged and residents on the first and second floors were evacuated.

Nobody was injured and everyone was accounted for, the spokesman confirmed.

A 'stop' call was put in place at 12.45am.