11 treated after Whangarei house fire

Nearly a dozen people have been treated after a fire broke out in a Grey St, Whangarei property overnight. Image / Google Maps

Nearly a dozen people were treated by ambulance after a mattress caught fire in a Northland home overnight.

Fire and Emergency said a fire broke out in a bedroom of a Whangarei house about 2.45am.

St John Ambulance said 11 people needed first aid after the Grey St fire, in the central suburb of Regent.

Everyone was treated at the scene and none needed to be taken to hospital.