A police investigation has been launched after a man was left in a critical condition following a serious house fire in Ipswich. 

Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to the serious blaze in Macaulay Road at about 8.15pm on Wednesday

A man in his 40s, who was inside the house at the time, has suffered serious burns and has been taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital

He is currently in a critical condition. 

Suffolk police and Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service are working to determine the cause of the fire. 

Witnesses or anybody with any information are asked to contact Ipswich CID quoting crime reference 37/59728/23.