FIREFIGHTERS are battling to put out a blaze involving 300 tonnes of straw.

FIREFIGHTERS are battling to put out a blaze involving 300 tonnes of straw.

The fire broke out at 12.44am this morning in a barn on Church Farm, Church Lane, Somersham, near Ipswich.

Fire engines from Needham Market, Ipswich and Framlingham attended.

A spokeswoman for the fire service said crews remained in attendance and would remain there for the foreseeable future.