FIREFIGHTERS were despatched to a Suffolk town today after a fire broke out in a shop.

FIREFIGHTERS were despatched to a Suffolk town today after a fire broke out in a shop.

They were alerted by an automatic fire alarm coming from the premises in George Westwood Way in Beccles at around 9.30pm.

Smoke was seen billowing from the building as two crews tackled the blaze with carbon dioxide.

The fire, which started in a fuse box, was extinguished at around 10.10pm.