A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a house in Felixstowe.

A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a house in Felixstowe.

The cause of the fire was a faulty tumble dryer in the upstairs bedroom of a property in Brightwell Close.

Firefighters from Felixstowe were called to the scene at 4.38pm today.

Crews removed the tumble dryer and extinguished the fire while the male occupant of the house was given treatment for smoke inhalation.