Fire crews extinguish spreading Marewa kitchen fire

Three fire trucks from Napier took about an hour to extinguish a kitchen fire on Seddon Crescent in Marewa Photo / NZME

Fire crews fought to put out a spreading kitchen fire in Marewa on Tuesday afternoon.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said fire fighters arrived at a single story property on Seddon Crescent at 3.20pm and took about an hour to extinguish the fire.

Two fire trucks from Napier attended the incident before calling for back up from a third.

The spokesperson said fire fighters called an ambulance for one occupant who had possible smoke inhalation.

A St John spokeswoman said one ambulance responded to the scene but was not required.

Senior station officer Bruno Saathof from the Napier Fire Station said damage from the fire was contained to the kitchen and it's ceiling.

"Limited damage, but the house is not currently habitable."

The fire is not being treated as suspicious.