Emergency services spent three hours at the Hawke's Bay Opera House last night after a fire was lit inside the building.
Hastings Senior Station Officer, Mike Peachey said they were notified of the fire about 10.15pm, by a crew attending a different fire job in Hastings.
He said all resources in the area had gone towards putting out the fire.
Nine appliances attended the scene on Hastings St.
![Fire and Emergency crews were seen battling the blaze last night. Photo / Adam Codlin](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/MDLEA4RUHOGBN5MHGEHJN2PJVU.jpg?auth=92d386e9950acfd27c8a6ff94bccf36ebaf75add678d008cfd3931e5642c6040&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)