A woman has narrowly escaped a fire at her home in Waikanae this evening.
Fire fighters were called to a single storey two-unit block of flats on Arthur Grove about 7.30pm.
A neighbour said the fire started in the front unit and woman was home at the time, but she had managed to get out.
![A woman distraught after escaping a fierce fire that gutted her flat on Arthur Grove in Waikanae. Photo / Mark Mitchell](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ANLN3ECBCBFY2REMVXKON3TN3M.jpg?auth=dbfba25f8863d28d324c6b1a417ad6ddf1596d3a23e7772535aa0b5cb986e5c6&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The neighbour was putting items for sale on Trade Me when he looked out the window and saw the fire.