A FAULTY heater has sparked a fire at a home in Felixstowe today.

The blaze broke out in the property in Runnacles Way at around 8.10am.

Two crews from the town’s fire station discovered the malfunctioning storage heater had caused the fire.

A spokesman for the fire brigade said there had been some heat and smoke damage.

He said crews have isolated the heater and ventilated the premises by 8.25am.