IPSWICH: Firefighters were called to a caravan blaze in Nacton Road during the early hours of Friday morning.

The caravan was burned out and the blaze spread to a nearby car.

There were fears of an explosion because there were gas canisters nearby, but the fire service managed to douse them and ensure there was no further danger.

There were no injuries in the incident which happened at about 3am and the fire crews were able to return to their Princes Street station within an hour.