A woman has been left in a serious condition after a fire broke out overnight.

The blaze broke out at a home in Priory Road in Bacton, near North Walsham, at about 2.40am on Monday. 

The fire, which raged on for more than an hour and a half, left the woman with serious injuries.

An air ambulance as well as three land ambulances attended the scene in the early hours, when the woman was rushed in a "serious condition" to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for further treatment.

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Meanwhile, the fire service tackled the flames.

A spokeswoman for Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used jets and hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze.

She added: "We are carrying out a fire investigation on scene today and presently have officers in attendance for that purpose."

A police forensics van was in the area this morningA police forensics van was in the area this morning (Image: Newsquest)

A  neighbour said: “You don’t go outside when you hear things like that.

“I saw three fire engines and then a helicopter landed in the back field.”

Police also attended the incident with a forensics van being spotted in the area this morning.

A thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots before being stood down at around 4.10am.