FIRE crews from two Suffolk stations were called to deal with a blaze in the bathroom of a home in Thurston tonight.

FIRE crews from two Suffolk stations were called to deal with a blaze in the bathroom of a home in Thurston tonight.

The fire broke out on the ground floor of the property in Maltings Garth at around 9.30pm.

Firefighters from Bury St Edmunds and Ixworth were called to the scene.

At the same time, a fire crew from Leiston battled a fire which engulfed an acre of heathland in Westleton.

Firefighters used two hoses to control the flames in an area of land off Dunwich Road.