A WOMAN was taken to hospital with breathing issues following a fire in her caravan.

The emergency services were called to the caravan fire which was near the Dooley Inn in Ferry Lane, Felixstowe at about 10pm last night.

Police, fire fighters and paramedics were all sent to the scene.

A police spokesman this morning told how the blaze was at first thought to be suspicious and a police cordon was set up. The woman in the caravan was suffering from the effects of breathing in smoke and was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The spokesman said the cordon was left it when it emerged the incident had not been started deliberately.