Police are treating a house fire in Taradale as suspicious.
Emergency services were called to the property on Cumberland Rise about 3pm on Wednesday.
Two people were inside the house at the time, but were not injured.
A fire communications spokesperson said the fire broke out in a two-storey house on the second level and police attended as well as three fire trucks from Napier and Taradale.
"The fire caused significant damage to the living area and initial enquiries indicated it may be suspicious," a police spokesperson said.