Firefighters battling blaze on the roof of The Club building, Ipswich

Emergency services are currently battling a fire at a nightclub building in Ipswich.

Multiple police and fire units are at at the scene in Arcade Street and Lion Street, battling a blaze on the roof of the building that houses The Club, having been alerted at 6.36pm.

A spokesman for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said six firefighters are making use of breathing equipment, alongside two hose reel jets plus a covering jet to dampen the flames.

He said the blaze was contained to part of a ‘disused commercial premises’.

They remain at the scene.