FIREFIGHTERS were called to reports of a car fire in a residential area of south Ipswich this morning.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to reports of a car fire in a residential area of south Ipswich this morning.

Two crews from Princes Street fire station arrived at the scene of the blaze in Robeck Road shortly after 4am.

They found a car well alight in the road.

Crews used two breathing sets and a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames, bringing the incident under control by about 4.15am.