Rodents have damaged parts of the nine council flats on Hollingsworth Road in Lowestoft.

East Suffolk Council said issues were discovered following a pest control inspection that found rats had damaged the fabric of the building and the walls between homes.

Hollingsworth Road in Lowestoft. Image: Google Images (Image: Google Images)

This prompted concerns around a potential increase in the risk of fire spreading between the flats.

People in eight of the nine three-bed flats on Hollingsworth Road - with one of the properties vacant - are being moved out for around three months as the council said........

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