Part of Papamoa was blocked off as firefighters worked to extinguish a house on fire.
The two-storey home on Papamoa Beach Rd was "well involved" when firefighters arrived at the house this morning, said NZ Fire and Emergency shift manager Daniel Nicholson.
The skeleton of a Papamoa home remains standing after a fire tore through it this morning. Photo / George Novak
The road, near McCallum Place, was blocked byemergency services as firefighters work to bring the fire under control.
Reports of the fire came in at 8.52am, Nicholson said.