Huge thatch fire tackled in Hengrave

Fire crews have worked throughout the night to tackle a huge thatched roof blaze in Hengrave, with nearby roads remaining shut this morning. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was originally called out to the fire at 8.06pm on Monday. A total of 22 appliances – from Thetford, Stowmarket, Haverhill, Wickhambrook, Bury St Edmunds, Elmswell, Ixworth, Brandon, Mildenhall and Newmarket – were called to tackle the blaze.