One person has been taken to hospital after a house fire in the early hours.

Fire crews were called to a blaze at a home in Heywood, near Diss, just after 1am on Wednesday.

They fought the flames with main jets and hose reel jets for around two and a half hours before receiving their stop message at 3.42am.

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The East of England Ambulance Service was also alerted and sent two ambulances and a paramedic car.

A spokesman confirmed one person was taken to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital but the extent of their injuries remains unknown.