FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze which started in the kitchen of a home in Bury St Edmunds.

FIREFIGHTERS have tackled a blaze which started in the kitchen of a home in Bury St Edmunds.

Crews battled the first in the semi-detached house in Gloucester Road.

The incident took started shortly before 2.25pm today.

Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters battled the flames using hose reel jets.

The fire had been put out within 25 minutes.

Meanwhile firefighters from Ipswich tackled a small undergrowth fire.

After arriving at the scene in the town’s Bury Road at just after 3pm, the flames were battled using water back packs. The incident was brought under control by 3.30pm.