Fire from electric car spreads through house

A firefighter on a ladder level with roof of a terraced house. The wooden cladding has been ripped away from the exterior of the first floor, with all windows burned out. A white Kia Car is parked in front of a neighbouring house, and a burned out car is in the affected house's garden.Woodbridge Fire Station

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing

Crews have been working to put out a fire which started in an electric car and spread to a house.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Ipswich, Woodbridge, Framlingham, Orford and Bury St Edmunds were called to St Gregorys Close in Rendlesham, near Woodbridge, at 07:20 BST.

They found the vehicle and part of the house well alight, with the fire spreading to the ground floor, first floor, and roof space. No-one was injured.

Electricity to 73 properties was temporarily turned off by UK Power Networks at 08:10 BST and was restored to all but the affected house by 13:05.

The fire service said an investigation into the cause of the fire was ongoing.

A terraced house with wooden cladding on the exterior of the first floor. Smoke is billowing from a ground floor window and the roof. A black car is in the front garden, with a firefighter standing next to it.Woodbridge Fire Station

Fire crews remained on site to check for hotspots once the fire was brought under control

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