Fire crews spent more than ten hours battling a huge blaze that broke out at the Loddon industrial estate in the early hours of Sunday October 27.

Witnesses reported seeing flames and large plumes of smoke emerging from a derelict building in Little Money Road just before 1.30am.

The fire broke out at the Loddon industrial estate The fire broke out at the Loddon industrial estate (Image: Dean Francis)

Locals were warned to keep their doors and windows closed as appliances from fire stations in Loddon, Earlham, Great Yarmouth, Hethersett, Harleston, Wymondham, Long Stratton, Attleborough, Beccles and Lowestoft raced to the scene. 

Altogether crews across ten fire services from two counties, Norfolk and Suffolk, worked as a team to get the blaze under control. 

Crews stayed on scene until around middayCrews stayed on scene until around midday (Image: Supplied)

Firefighters used breathing apparatus, main and hose reel jets, and a hydrant to extinguish the fire. Crews remained in place to monitor the situation overnight.

The damage to the roof can be seen in these drone imagesThe damage to the roof can be seen in these drone images (Image: Mike Page)

They were stood down shortly before midday and the advice about keeping doors and windows closed was taken back.

Smoke continued to rise throughout the daySmoke continued to rise throughout the day (Image: Mike Page) Images taken on Sunday showed the damage to the building, which has been named locally as the former premises of Mussett Aerospace.

The structure had been empty and derelict for a while. 

The fire service was called just before 1.30am on SundayThe building was derelict (Image: Newsquest)

Drone footage captured by local photographer Mike Page showed the damage to the roof, which continued issuing smoke into the afternoon.

The rest of the building appeared to be charred and crumbling.

In some of the images a police car could be seen parked outside. 

The cause of the fire currently remains unknown.