Domestic building fire in Ipswich

A garden fire has spread to the rear of a private home in Rectory Road, Ipswich.
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Location: Rectory Road, Ipswich IP2
07 January 2026
Time: 2:11pm
Incident type: House fire
Attending stations: Ipswich East, Ipswich Princes Street, Woodbridge

Crews from Princes Street, Ipswich East and Woodbridge are in attendance at a house fire on Rectory Road in Ipswich following a call to our control room at 2.11pm. 

Two fire engines are on scene (one from Ipswich East and one from Woodbridge), as well as a rescue tender from Princes Street, which carries enhanced equipment.  

Crews have extinguished the fire using a hose reel jet and made the property safe using positive pressure ventilation. All persons accounted for with no injuries reported. 

A stop was called at 2:32pm and the incident was closed at 3:13pm.