A MAN has been treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation following a fire in the roof of a house in Little Clacton.

Two crews from Clacton fire station were sent to the property in Harwich Road at about 6pm and found the fire had started in a section of the roof space.

Firefighters used a ladder to gain access to the area of the flat roof affected by the flames, which were out by 8.25pm.