An incident in a coastal town on Christmas Day took nearly three hours to clear. 

Fire crews were called to reports of a large hazardous material leak in a building in Lowestoft just before 4.30pm.

Engines from Holbrook, Leiston, Wrentham, Beccles, North Lowestoft, Hadleigh, Haverhill, and Lowestoft South attended the incident. 

Eight breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet were used to assist on-site staff in isolating the leak. 

A stop time was called just after 7pm.