FIRE crews were called to a blaze which started in the chimney of a house in Suffolk.

FIRE crews were called to a blaze which started in the chimney of a house in Suffolk.

Firefighters from Bury St Edmunds station were alerted to the fire in Genesta Drive, Thurston, at around 10.36pm last night.

Extension ladders and chimney rods were used to tackle the fire at the two storey detached property and the flames were under control by 11.50pm.