Firefighters battled a well involved house fire in Gisborne overnight.
Fire and Emergency were called to Sheehan St, Whataupoko in Gisborne shortly before 2am.
When crew arrived- in two trucks- the house was well ablaze, a central Fire and Emergency shift spokesman said.
Nobody was trapped or injured and crew spent hours extinguishing the fire.
A fire investigator would return to the scene this morning to make inquiries.