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# Four fire crews tackle blaze at Copdock antiques centre
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/four-fire-crews-tackle-blaze-at-copdock-antiques-centre/
- Published: 2025-01-03T14:39:36.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:26:20.000Z
- Description: Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out in a storage unit at Suffolk Heritage & Antiques Centre in Copdock today, with no injuries reported.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Incidents, #article, Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS), Suffolk Heritage & Antiques Centre, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**The big picture**: Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service dispatched four engines to the scene after receiving the call at 11:23 GMT, with crews from Princes Street, Ipswich East and Hadleigh attending.

**Details**:

- Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used multiple hose jets to combat the blaze
- The fire was contained to a storage unit behind the main shop
- Some stock was damaged, along with smoke damage to the unit's walls and roof
- No structural damage was reported
- The incident was declared over at 13:48 GMT

**What they're saying**: Fire investigators have determined the cause, and the fire is not being treated as suspicious.

**Bottom line**: While some stock was affected, the swift response from firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the main antiques centre building, and no one was hurt in the incident.

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