Dunedin house blaze treated as suspicious

A fire at a former Mongrel Mob house in suburban Dunedin over the weekend is being treated as suspicious, police say.

Emergency services were called to the burning property in Corstorphine's Middleton Rd about 4am on Saturday.

Dunedin Senior Sergeant Bruce Ross said today the fire caused moderate damage to the house, which was seized by police in April.

Police and fire safety officers were investigating the cause of the blaze which was being treated as suspicious.

- NZPA