Woman, dog and two birds rescued from Ipswich house fire

The fire was on Bramford Road in Ipswich <i>(Image: Google Maps/Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service)</i>
The fire was on Bramford Road in Ipswich (Image: Google Maps/Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service)
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A woman, a dog and two birds have been rescued from a house fire in Ipswich.

Crews from Ipswich East and Princes Street attended the incident on Thursday, April 2 at a property in Bramford Road and were called to extinguish a small kitchen fire.

A pile of clothing had been left on top of the cooker and the hob had been inadvertently switched on.

The firefighters managed to evacuate the female occupant who was given oxygen due to smoke inhalation.

A dog and two birds were also rescued from the property.

Crews used a hose reel jet and a covering jet to put out the fire as well as positive pressure ventilation to clear smoke and fumes from the property.

Police were called to the scene to close the road.

A stop was called at 2:41pm, indicating no further resources were required.

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