Gisborne firefighters investigating cause of non-suspicious house fire

Firefighters arrived in time to stop a fire from completely spreading through a Gisborne home on Saturday morning.

Fire and Emergency NZ received reports of the incident in Abbott St, Elgin, about 11am.

“We could see smoke from the burning house when we approached on Gladstone Road,” a senior firefighter said.

“It had started in the loungeroom area.”

The two fire crews who responded were able to get inside the house and stop it from spreading beyond the lounge.

“That area of the house was well involved when we arrived,” the senior firefighter said.

“The family who lived there were able to all get out of the home OK, and there were no injuries.”

“There was extensive damage to the lounge and quite a bit of smoke damage to the adjoining kitchen, but it would all be repairable.”

Firefighters had not yet established the cause of the fire.

“The cause is being investigated, but it’s not suspicious.”