A WOMAN is in police custody today after a suspicious blaze at an Ipswich flat.Two fire crews from the town were called to a fire at a flat in Newnham Court at 6.

A WOMAN is in police custody today after a suspicious blaze at an Ipswich flat.

Two fire crews from the town were called to a fire at a flat in Newnham Court at 6.52pm last night and the 24-year-old woman was rescued and treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.

The fire, which involved a bin, was under control by 7.07pm.

A police spokesman said the woman was later arrested on suspicion of arson and was still being questioned by officers today.