Crews have battled a house fire in the Far North overnight.
A Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) spokesperson said it received multiple calls to a house well involved in fire on Mangakahia Rd in Kaikohe about 9.11pm.
“Upon arrival, fire crews found a single-storey residential dwelling well-involved in fire. The building was 9x14m in size.
“A total of three fire appliances attended the scene.”
Fenz said the fire was being treated as suspicious and a fire investigator was requested for the morning.
No other buildings were in danger and there was not believed to be anybody inside the house, Fenz said.
A police spokesman said police were called to a fire at an address on Mangakahia Rd just after 9.30pm and a scene guard was in place overnight.
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