A MAN was rescued from a house in Ipswich in the early hours of this morning after a car fire spread to the property.

The blaze broke out in Landseer Road at around 12.30am.

Fire crews from Princes Street and Colchester Road fire stations arrived at the scene to discover the flames had spread to a semi-detached two-storey home.

Crews battled the blaze rescuing one man from inside.

They had the fire under control by around 1am.

Paramedics were called by the fire service and took the man to Ipswich Hospital for further checks and treatment.