Part of Papamoa was blocked off as firefighters worked to extinguish a house on fire.
The two-storey home on Papamoa Beach Rd was "well involved" when firefighters arrived at the house this morning, said NZ Fire and Emergency shift manager Daniel Nicholson.
![The skeleton of a Papamoa home remains standing after a fire tore through it this morning. Photo / George Novak](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/BGBHCPQQIRRSC5RB6MQYOF77YY.jpg?auth=65fcc49e61ce227c588b49534f4bb493743b3fbde36efc9cdab1891b0c960a5c&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The road, near McCallum Place, was blocked by emergency services as firefighters work to bring the fire under control.
Reports of the fire came in at 8.52am, Nicholson said.