Investigations into cause of fire at former school

The fire broke out "within an articulated dump truck on the site", according to the fire service

An investigation has started to determine the cause of a fire at a former school.

Eight fire engines were called to the former St James Middle School in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, at about 19:00 BST on Friday.

Breathing apparatus teams searched the site to determine that no one was still inside after they found evidence of people rough sleeping in the building.

A spokesperson from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said: "We will now be working with the police to establish the cause by carrying out a fire investigation with their scenes of crime team."

Crews arrived at the site to large amounts of smoke coming from the building, but said once it had cleared, the fire was "relatively small".

It had been confined to one area, and crews used new positive pressure ventilation fans to clear the building, leaving the site at about 00:00.

Eight fire engines attended, including two from Bury St Edmunds, one from Mildenhall, one from Elmswell, two from Newmarket, one from Haverhill, and one from Stowmarket.