A cooling tower has caught fire at a town centre brewery. 

Firefighters were called to Greene King, in Westgate Street in Bury St Edmunds, at about 8.33am on Thursday.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was in an exterior cooling machine. 

Nobody was injured in the fire.

“A small fire broke out in the cooling tower outside our main brewery this morning, which was quickly contained," a Greene King statement said.

"We would like to thank the firefighters and our teams for their quick response.”

It is not expected to have a significant impact on operations at the brewery.

Three appliances from Bury St Edmunds were called to the scene. 

A stop time was called at 8.53am.