Chimney fire spreads to roof of house
Firefighters fought for more than an hour a chimney fire which spread to the roof of a house in Holbrook, near Ipswich, last night.
Firefighters fought for more than an hour a chimney fire which spread to the roof of a house in Holbrook, near Ipswich, last night.
In all, four firecrews were called to the two-storey end of terrace property on Shepherd's Lane, Holbrook, at just after 10pm.
Four firecrews, one from Holbrook and three from Princes Street in Ipswich, attended the blaze.
A fire service spokesman said the fire started in the chimney and spread to the gable end of the property.
A fireservice spokesman said the fire, which was brought under control by 11.20pm, caused smoke logging to both floors of the property.
Earlier, firefighters attended a chimney blaze in Low Road, Wortham, near Diss.
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Two firecrews from Eye and Diss tackled the blaze which was brought under control by 10.20pm.
