A building has been gutted in a "suspicious" fire at The Historic Village in Tauranga overnight.
No one was in the building at the time or has been injured in the fire, Tauranga City Council said in a statement this morning.
"One of 60 buildings in Tauranga's Historic Village was destroyed by fire overnight. The fire began at approximately 12.30am.
![A firefighter dampens down the destroyed building this morning. Photo / Emma Houpt](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DPFCMFA5HFX25I5QNWP4PZOBJM.jpg?auth=c8ce24190628df6f3cac31431d3aee7a19011a8f5ce2bf40c7951a04d6f3110f&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
"Fire crews were quickly at the scene and prevented the fire from spreading to any other buildings at the village. Police have been on-site overnight and will carry out an investigation into the cause of the fire now it's light," the council said.