Firefighters have tackled a house fire in a residential area in Ipswich this morning.

Three fire crews were called to reports of a building fire in Eccles Road at about 7.35am on Friday.

A fire had broken out on the first floor of a detached house.

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Crews from Ipswich East and Princes Street fire stations used two hose reel jets and one covering jet to fight the blaze, which was put out at about 8.50am.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said that no casualties had been reported.