A man was taken to St Clement’s Hospital in Ipswich today after a flat fire led to residents having to leave their homes.
Police, firefighters and paramedics were sent to a block of flats in Alderman Road at 9.45am.
A spokeswoman for Ipswich police said early reports indicated a flat and bins were alight.
The ground floor flat was occupied at the time.
Two fire crews from Princes Street were sent to the scene and put the blazes out.
Paramedics treated a man for smoke inhalation.
The casualty was understood to be in his 40s.
No one else is believed to have been hurt during the incident, although the block of flats had to be evacuated.
Police originally detained a man on suspicion of arson, before he was taken to St Clement’s.
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