House destroyed in Waiheke blaze

  • 07/02/2016
House destroyed in Waiheke blaze

Three fire crews spent about three hours battling a blaze that destroyed a house on Auckland's Waiheke Island yesterday morning.

Emergency services were called to Hunterville Rd, Orapiu around 4:15am.

The house was burnt to the ground and the fire moved through nearby scrub. Firefighters extinguished the blaze by around 7am.

A helicopter was on standby, but was stood down.

Nobody was hurt in the fire.

A Fire Service spokesperson said the cause of the fire is being investigated.

Newshub.