PEOPLE have been evacuated from their homes after a huge field blaze spread to a nearby residential area.Crews from six pumps are currently using four hose reel jets to fight a 50 acre blaze engulfing crops off Coxhall Lane, Tattingstone.
PEOPLE have been evacuated from their homes after a huge field blaze spread to a nearby residential area.
Crews from six pumps are currently using four hose reel jets to fight a 50 acre blaze engulfing crops off Coxhall Lane, Tattingstone.
Pc Jim Hurden said: “My colleague and I were on patrol in Ipswich when we saw the plume of smoke and came over.
“It started in the corner of a field but soon spread and got close to two cottages.
“It started to cover a large area of the field and while firefighters were tackling it near to the cottages it spread closer to other homes.”
A fire service spokesman said the fire had spread to a nearby garden as well as a vehicle and trailer.
Onlookers reported seeing huge plumes of smoke clearly visible from the A12.
Firefighters were called to the scene at around 12.41pm.
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