Fire service incidents

This page highlights a selection of significant incidents attended by Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, including status, location, type and attending stations.
Building Fire in Ipswich
Firefighters extinguish fire in the basement flat of a property in St George's Road, Ipswich.
Closed
Location: St George's Street, Ipswich
22 November 2025
Time: 07:26am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Fire service attends small chemical spill in Occold.
Firefighters attended at a Drug Development company in Occold, near Eye, to deal with a small chemical spill.
Closed
Location: Barric Lane, Occold
22 November 2025
Time: 6:33pm
Incident type: Hazardous materials
Attending stations: Debenham, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Ipswich Princes Street
Two people rescued from single vehicle RTC
Firefighters were called to attend a single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred on Beccles Road, Mettingham.
Closed
Location: Beccles Road, Mettingham
21 November 2025
Time: 09:23am
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Bungay, Beccles
Road Traffic Collision in Ipswich
Firefighters attend a collision between two vehicles on Ranelagh Road in Ipswich.
Closed
Location: Ranelagh Road, Ipswich
21 November 2025
Time: 8:28pm
Incident type: Road Traffic Collision
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street
Lorry fire on A14 eastbound
A section of the A14 was closed after an HGV cab caught fire between junctions 44 and 45
Closed
Location: A14 Eastbound, junction 44 - 45
20 November 2025
Time: 6.37pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Elmswell, Ixworth
Van fire on A14 slip road to A137
Firefighters are in attendance at a vehicle fire where moving traffic and smoke are creating hazardous conditions.
Closed
Location: A14 slip road to A137
20 November 2025
Time: 09:24am
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Substantial house fire in Barrow, Suffolk
Multiple resources were mobilised to tackle a fire that took hold within the roof space and first floor of a large heritage property.
Closed
Location: Colethorpe Lane, Barrow
20 November 2025
Time: 11:14pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Ixworth, Haverhill, Wickhambrook, Sudbury, Newmarket, Woodbridge, Ipswich Princes Street, Hadleigh, Mildenhall
Domestic fire in Downside Close, Ipswich
Crews were mobilised to attend a serious house fire at a property where two people were reported trapped.
Closed
Location: Downside Close, Ipswich
18 November 2025
Time: 03:16am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street
Commercial fire on Norwich Road, Ipswich
Crews mobilised to attend a ground floor fire in a three-storey commercial property.
Closed
Location: Norwich Road, Ipswich
18 November 2025
Time: 11:31am
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Ipswich Princes Street, Ipswich East
Car fire on A14 slip road
Firefighters were called to reports of a vehicle fire on a slip road of the A14 westbound
Closed
Location: A14 Westbound, Junction 50
15 November 2025
Time: 5.09pm
Incident type: Vehicle fire
Attending stations: Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Ipswich Princes Street
Domestic fire in Haverhill
Firefighters tackled a garage fire at the front of a single-storey bungalow that spread to an adjoining property and threatened other nearby homes.
Closed
Location: Kestrel Road, Haverhill
13 November 2025
Time: 02:21am
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Clare, Haverhill
Container fire at waste site, Stowmarket
One container well alight at Stowmarket Recycling Centre. Crews fighting the fire from above due to dangerous conditions and location.
Closed
Location: Stowmarket Recycling Centre, Bury Road
10 November 2025
Time: 4.43pm
Incident type: Fire
Attending stations: Stowmarket