These pictures captured from a drone have revealed the scale of the huge blaze that broke out at a waste centre in the early hours.

More than a dozen fire crews were dispatched to Sackers waste centre in Great Blakenham, north of Ipwich, shortly after 3am on Saturday.

Ipswich Star: More than a dozen fire crews were in attendanceMore than a dozen fire crews were in attendance (Image: Richard Stanford)

Crews from fire stations as far away as Haverhill, Newmarket and Framlingham were called to tackle the blaze.

Ipswich Star: The fire captured from the airThe fire captured from the air (Image: Richard Stanford)

Video captured on the ground shows flames erupting into the air as firefighters rushed to bring it under control.

Aerial pictures, taken by Richard Stanford, has captured huge plumes of smoke billowing from the centre in Gipping Road.