Large shed fire leaves Hastings house unharmed

A shed fire on Bledisloe St in Hastings sent smoke billowing into the sky on Sunday morning. Photo / Paul Taylor

Firefighters are still trying to determine the cause of a large shed fire that sent clouds of smoke billowing over Hastings on Sunday morning.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said firefighters attended the blaze at about 8.50am.

Hastings station officer Fred Housham said the fire was “well involved” when firefighters arrived, affecting half of the shed.

Smoke from the fire was visible from Railway Rd in Hastings. Fire fighters were still in attendance as of 11am. Photo / Paul Taylor

Housham said firefighters were in attendance for between an hour and one and a half hours.

He said a cause had not yet been determined.

He said there was no one inside the shed at the time of the fire.

A St John spokeswoman said St John was not required.

The house on the property was unaffected.

A police spokeswoman said the fire was not being treated as suspicious.