Watch: Fire at vacant house in Napier

A fire has torn through a vacant home in Napier causing extensive damage.

No one was injured in the blaze at a home on Waghorne Street in Ahuriri about 10.20pm on Tuesday.

“It appears to have been an abandoned house,” a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said.

Aftermath of the house fire in Ahuriri. Photo / Gary Hamilton-Irvine

Nearby residents said no one had lived at the home for more than a year. The fire did not spread to any neighbouring homes.

Police are working with Fenz to determine the cause.

Three fire trucks attended after receiving the call at 10.23pm on Tuesday and had the fire extinguished within 30 minutes.