Two people have been taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a home in east Suffolk this afternoon. 

Suffolk Fire and Rescue were called to reports of a bungalow and garage fire in Ilketshall St Andrew around 3.30pm. 

Four engines were in attendance - one from Wrentham, one from Halesworth, one from Beccles and one from Lowestoft South. 

The ambulance service was also on the scene. 

A spokesman said: "One ambulance and two ambulance officer vehicles were sent to a private dwelling in Ilketshall St Andrew this afternoon, following reports of a fire in a garage. 

"Two patients were transported to James Paget Hospital for further assessment and care."

The fire service called a stop time for the incident just before 4.45pm.