Big blaze burns down holiday home in Hahei

There were six fire trucks on scene. File photo

A major fire burnt down a holiday home and left the house next-door damaged in Hahei early this morning.

Emergency services were called to a vacant house on Pa Rd at about 1.49am where one property was "totalled", fire communications shift manager Steve Smith said.

The property next-door caught on fire but fire trucks were "able to save it".

Mr Smith both properties were vacant at the time.

He said the cause of the fire was unknown at this stage.

There were six fire trucks on scene at any one stage and the blaze was contained at about 3.56am.

Police and ambulance were also present.

Fire safety were on the scene now and investigations were underway.