A POLICE cordon has been set up after a thatched cottage in Roke was engulfed by fire this morning.

Emergency services got the call at Quaker's Corner, Roke Marsh, in Roke.

A police cordon has been set up in Braze Lane, Roke, and police dogs have been brough to the scene.

Roads in the area have all been shut as emergency services dealt with the incident and are expected to remain closed for the rest of the day.

The fire is believed to have involved gas cylinders. 

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