Bucklands Beach house fire under investigation by police

Police are investigating after a house went up in flames in Bucklands Beach last night.

Fire and Emergency received a call for a house fire on Bucklands Beach Rd at 8.40pm on Wednesday.

Four crews attended the blaze, which was well involved when they arrived, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.

Emergency services were called to the scene around 8.40pm. Photo / Hayden Woodward

There were no reports of injury.

A fire investigator is assisting police with their investigation.

“Two scene guards remained in place overnight pending further investigations today,” a police spokesperson said.

The address has been guarded by police overnight. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Jaime Lyth is a multimedia journalist for the New Zealand Herald, focusing on crime and breaking news. Lyth began working under the NZ Herald masthead in 2021 as a reporter for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei.