Emergency crews are at a large house fire in Castor Bay, on Auckland's North Shore, tonight.
Firefighters were called to Beach Road shortly after 7.30pm following reports of a blaze.
Northern fire communications spokesman Jaron Phillips said they had four trucks at the scene.
![Too close for comfort: The photos show how close neighbouring properties are to the fire in Castor Bay Photo / Jo Ottey](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ANK47LWOSIX4DBIX54LL4NZ2OY.jpg?auth=3af022f72d6ed882befdaf9c6d31130b2773ad7c8e8616439ec36f9221abcba6&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The house was derelict, he said, and no injuries had been reported.