Police believe huge blaze on east Suffolk common was started intentionally

Dozens of firefighters were called to the incident in School Road, Knodishall, shortly before 8pm on Sunday.

Fire crews from across Suffolk were called to the blaze (Image: Edward Harvey/EFBH Films)

A total of 33 appliances were dispatched to the scene from across Suffolk, with crews still on site on Monday morning.

The common in Knodishall was left scorched after the blaze (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said several homes in the area were temporarily evacuated following concerns of the fire spreading toward houses.

Nearby pub The Parrot, in Aldringham, posted on Facebook to welcome people inside if they had been forced to evacuate from their homes.

Fire crews remained on the scene for hours after the callout (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

A Suffolk police spokesman later confirmed officers are treating the fire as a suspected arson and are appealing for witnesses.

Earlier on Sunday, 18 fire engines were dispatched to a blaze that broke out in a field in Burgate, near Suffolk's border with Norfolk.

The fire was one of many to break out in Suffolk over the weekend (Image: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service)

Anyone with information related to the Knodishall fire is urged to contact Suffolk police, quoting crime reference number 37/47244/22.