Firefighters called to cottage blaze in Bell Green, Cratfield, near Halesworth, as five engines respond

A fire broke out at a cottage in rural Suffolk as five fire engines responded to the scene.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to a blaze in Bell Green, Cratfield, near Halesworth, at 3.47pm.

The fire affected a two-storey cottage, a shed and a double garage.

All persons have been accounted and the situation was deemed safe by 6.02pm.