Four fire crews tackle blaze at home in Mill Road, Gazeley

Fire crews are battling a blaze after flames were seen coming from the roof of a Gazeley home.

Four fire engines - one from both Bury St Edmunds and Mildenhall and two from Newmarket - are in attendance at the two-floor, detached property in Mill Road after being called at around 1.12pm.

The ambulance service was called at 2.06pm to reports of a person with burns and a spokesperson said the incident is ongoing.

Suffolk Police are also in attendance to assist with road closures.

A Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said that crews were dealing with a space measuring around 15 metres by 10. He added that crews are making 'good progress'.

A long time villager, who did not want to be named, said: "The house looks really in trouble.

"I was in the conservatory and was called through to look at it.

"It was really going through the roof. The fire didn't seem to be downstairs - the flames were coming out the roof.

"They have had one of those huge arms with a box watering, watering and watering."

It is thought that the house is rented by a man in his 20s who has a dog.

Paramedics are in attendance.