Smoke and fire has engulfed an abandoned shed near Ruahapia Marae.
Firefighters were called to the scene along Ruahapia Rd, north-east of Hastings, at 11.20am on Thursday.
A fire communications spokesman said that three fire trucks were sent to the scene to fight the blaze and managed to gather control of it shortly after arriving on scene.
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He said the shed was empty and detached from any surrounding buildings and could not confirm how the fire started.
