More than 20 firefighters were sent to a blaze at a block of flats in Benhall near Saxmundham overnight.

Teams from Aldeburgh, Saxmundham, Ipswich East, Orford were sent to a three storey block of flats in Park Road at 3.29am today to reports a fire had started in a fuse box.

Firefighters used thermal imaging cameras, hose reel jets and ventilation equipment in an attempt to stop the fire from spreading.

A Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “We were called to this at about 3.30am, it was a house fire.

“At the moment it looks like it started in a fuse box but spread to the rest of the building over two storeys.

“It doesn’t say anything about anyone being injured and no ambulances were called but police were.”

The fire was out by 5.36am, the spokesman added.

Both police and fire bosses are investigating the cause of the blaze.