AN INVESTIGATION has been launched today after a fire engulfed a house in Great Barton.

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched today after a fire severely damaged a house in Great Barton.

Three crews from Bury St Edmunds attended the two-storey building in The Park at 1.20am today, and on arrival, they requested the assistance of two more crews.

A crew from the East of England Ambulance Trust was called and a man suffering from smoke inhalation was treated at the scene.

EDF Energy was also called to isolate the house's power supply.

The incident was over by 2.25am.