Firefighters battled a well-involved fire at a house in Christchurch last night.
Emergency services were called to the fire at a property in King St, Sydenham at about 11pm.
![Emergency services were called to the fire at a property in King St, Sydenham at about 11pm. Photo / George Heard](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IDN34Q7WY54HW3MKGOWAB766RU.jpg?auth=78a1e87a0e339f480232497acc5b46130397fc49638fa9a59600a98b06d14868&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Fire and Emergency Shift manager Jill Higgison says it was well involved when crews arrived and took a couple of hours to extinguish.