Fire crews and police will return to Haig Avenue, Chatham, today to investigate the cause of a suspicious blaze.

Residents called firefighters at around 3.45am on Saturday morning after a sofa caught fire in the living room of a neighbouring terrace property.

The fire was contained to the living room but caused smoke and heat damage to the whole property.

No one was in the home at the time and police attempted to inform the homeowners.