Extra firefighters called in to fight Timaru blaze

A building on Morgans Rd, Timaru, was well ablaze when firefighters arrived at the scene this morning. Photo/Google Maps

A derelict home in Timaru was destroyed by fire this morning.

Southern fire communications shift manager Brent Dunn said no one was in the derelict, sprawling complex in Morgans Rd when the fire was reported at 5.15am.

There have been no reports of injury and the cause of the fire was unknown, he said.

The site of the fire, across the road from the Southern Trust Sports Centre, is to be a 90-home subdivision.