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Fire crews tackle large blaze at home

News imageBBC Thick black smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from a distance. Power lines can be seen in front of the smoke as well as a large industrial building.BBC
Smoke could be seen billowing from Ipswich earlier

Fire crews tackled a large blaze at a home as smoke billowed across a town.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to a house in Sproughton near Ipswich to reports an outbuilding at the property was alight at 08:20 BST.

Crews found a 8m by 20m outbuilding, used as a games room, on fire and four gas cylinders were removed while some reports suggested another gas cylinder could be in the building leading crews to enter a "defensive mode".

A spokesperson for the fire service saidat 12:20 the fire had been extinguished and a reinspection would take place at 16:00.

News imageGeorge King/BBC Smoke billows into the sky above a line of trees.George King/BBC
Crews are still tackling the fire and the fire service said further updates would be issued when more information is available

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