Fish and chip shop left badly damaged by blaze

Six crews from Norfolk stations attended a fire at Happy Fish and Chips in Norwich

A fish and chip shop in Norwich was left badly damaged after a "significant" fire.

Fire crews from Carrow, Sprowston, Earlham, Wroxham, Aylsham and Wymondham were called to Catton Grove Road at 11:47 GMT.

The fire, which was also attended by an aerial ladder platform unit, was inside Happy Fish and Chips.

The firefighters managed to put the blaze out within 45 minutes and an investigation into the cause was launched.

Firefighters from Carrow, Sprowston, Earlham, Wroxham, Aylsham and Wymondham are all at the scene

Jimmy Rothwell, station manager for Norfolk Fire Service, said the fire as "well alight" when crews arrived.

"Smoke and flames were coming out of the door but crews worked really hard to get it under control really quickly," he said.

"It's awful [for the owners], especially this time of year, so we are just trying to give them some reassurance that we are doing everything we can to find out what caused the fire.

"It was a challenging job and a significant fire but we were able to contain it to just one premises and we had the fire completely out within 45 minutes."