Firefighters were called to a car fire in Ipswich in the early hours of this morning.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue was alerted at 12.17am to a car on fire in Sandy Hill Lane.

One fire engine from Ipswich East station attended, using a hose reel to extinguish the flames by 12.38am.

A statement from the fire service said the cause of the fire is believed to be malicious.