A FIRE-HIT bedroom was left blackened and damaged after a blaze erupted inside a Kirby-le-Soken home.

Firefighters were called to the property in Walton Road at about 9.30pm on Saturday night.

When they arrived at the scene they found the fire burning inside a bedroom.

They managed to extinguish the blaze by about 10.30pm, before using a ventilation fan to clear smoke from the home.

No one is thought to have been hurt in the incident and the Frinton-based firefighters managed to stop the flames causing major damage, but the walls and ceiling of the bedroom were left burnt and blackened.

The cause of the fire is not yet known.