Images released of house fire in Earl Stonham, Suffolk

Suffolk Fire Service were called at around 8.05am on Friday to reports of a large building fire in Earl Stonham, Suffolk, on the A140.

Fire crews were called to the property just after 8 am this morning (Image: Martin Chambers)

Fire crews from Ipswich, Mildenhall, and Hadleigh are amongst those continuing to tackle the blaze nearly five hours after the fire service was first contacted.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said a 75-year-old woman was rescued from the house, having suffered mild smoke inhalation. 

There were 20 crews in attendance working to put out the fire at the height of the blaze.

Multiple crews remain at the scene but several crews have since returned to their bases.

Ian Mallet, risk and resilience manager at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called to a fire at a detached premise around 8.30am on Friday morning. It was fully developed and spread to the roof.

"I responded to the call with two appliances but another six were called as it was so serious. Ten appliances were called out and specialist appliances were called out on top of that.

"Our thanks go to the local farming community and to James Forrest, a local farmer at Mowness Hall, for providing water. Our thanks also go to the local community."

Flames could be seen emerging from the roof (Image: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service)

The house appears to have sustained significant damage to the roof, which seems to have completely collapsed. Broken wood can be seen sticking up from the wreck. 

The visible windows are smashed, though the damage inside the property is not currently known.

Fire crews worked for several hours to put out the flames (Image: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service)

Black smoke is still billowing from the site.

Fire crews blasted water through the broken windows (Image: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service)

Police are redirecting traffic from the A140 through to Stowupland, and the road is expected to remain closed for several hours. 

The police are redirecting the traffic away from the site on the A140 (Image: Martin Chambers)

This follows a huge fire at the Riverhills Spa just outside of Ipswich, where 17 fire crews attended an overnight blaze that destroyed most of the swimming pool area. 

Additional water was supplied by local farmers (Image: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service)