The emergency services have attended a house fire in Thetford.

The Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house Whitehart Street at around 12.30pm on Sunday, May 6, after receiving reports of a fire in the roof of the property.

Two engines, one from Thetford and a second from Watton attended the scene along with the police.

Crews used an aerial ladder to extinguish the fire which was in the roof space of the property, the scene was made safe shortly before 1.30pm.

There was reportedly no one in the property at the time of the incident.