Children playing with a lighter caused a fire in a bedroom in Napier yesterday.
The Napier Fire Brigade attended the incident, which occurred in a two-storey Marewa residence, at 3.16pm.
Senior station officer Jamie Nichol said no one was injured in the blaze, which was caused by children playing with a lighter in a bedroom.
The fire could have been more severe if not for quick thinking and a working smoke alarm, he said.
"The fire was contained to the bedroom because the occupant closed the door, which was really, really good.