Firefighters battle Auckland house fire

Firefighters battled a house fire in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill today.

A fire communications spokeswoman said the fire service was called to the Hillsborough Road address at 9.18am today, but by the time they arrived the house was engulfed in flames.

Three appliances were called to fight the fire, which has now been extinguished.

It was not known how the fire began.

- NZPA