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Fire breaks out at former Betty Ford's nightclub in Ipswich

Firefighters tackled a blaze at the former nightclub building in Ipswich town centre on Thursday evening, with no injuries reported.

21 March, 2025

Oliver Rouane-Williams

This is the second fire Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service responded to on Thursday, following an earlier incident at the Fisons building in Bramford.

Firefighters at the scene at former Betty Ford's nightclub(George Bentley)

Firefighters from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were spotted by the Cornhill at about 20:30 on Thursday.

The road was cordoned off as crews dealt with the fire swiftly.

Firefighters at the scene said there were no reported injuries.

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