Napier house fire: Maraenui home damaged by fire, two fires within 15 minutes

A cordon in Maraenui after a house fire on Thursday afternoon. Photo / NZME

A house has been damaged in a fire in Maraenui, Napier on Thursday afternoon.

Firefighters from Napier, Taradale and Hastings were called to the blaze in a single-storey home on Lister Cres about 3.45pm, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said.

There were no injuries.

There was initial urgency as those reporting the fire suggested there could be people inside, but investigations found no one, the spokesman said.

Cordons were in place on Lister Cres following the incident and police and fire trucks remained at the scene about 4.30pm.

Just 15 minutes beforehand, at 3.30pm, firefighters from Napier and Hastings were called to a barn fire on Dartmoor Rd, near Puketapu.

A fire investigator was heading to the scene to determine the cause, the spokesman said.