Fire hits coastal Muriwai home in latest of a series of property fires

Fire destroyed a stunning coastal home on Constable Rd in Muriwai overnight.

A multimillion-dollar coastal Auckland home has been badly damaged in a late-night blaze that led nine fire crews to rush to the scene.

Crews were called to the home on Constable Rd, Muriwai, at about 9.58pm yesterday, with the property well ablaze when the teams arrived, a Fire and Emergency spokeswoman said.

“At the height of the incident, we had nine appliances from Muriwai, Kumeu, Shelly Beach, West Harbour, Bethells, Kaukapakapa and Waitakere on scene,” she said.

She said four fire trucks were still on the scene extinguishing hotspots, while an investigator will be going to the home later today.

St John and police were not called to the scene.

The home, which has an Auckland Council valuation of $3.4 million, commands views of the Tasman Sea, just south of Muriwai, and sits on a 5.36ha slice of coastal land.

The fire collapsed the home's roof and walls.

The home is tucked away in a quiet corner of Muriwai and boasts views over the Tasman Sea.

However, photos taken this morning show the fire had left little more than a shell of the house and much of the roof and the walls have been burnt away or collapsed.

The fire appears to have been contained without damaging plants or trees around the property.

The blaze is one among a series of house fires in the past few days.

A fire on Thursday destroyed a home in Southland’s Manapōuri and left a mother and her 11-year-old son dead.

Two people died in a house fire on View St, Manapōuri, on Thursday. Photo / Southland App

The cause of the Southland fire is still being investigated.

Southland Mayor Rob Scott said: “It is just absolutely tragic for the tight-knit community there and my thoughts go out to the family and everyone else affected.

“I also want to thank the amazing volunteers who worked to get the fire under control.”

Fire investigators were yesterday also combing through a Grey Lynn home after fire ripped through it twice in 24 hours.

The owner said a faulty oil heater started the first fire at the Harcourt St house on Thursday, causing “extensive damage”.

Flames destroy a home on Harcourt St, Grey Lynn. Photo / Hayden Woodward

However, it is unknown what caused the second blaze early on Friday morning, which totally destroyed the wooden home and partially damaged a recently renovated neighbouring property.

The female owner of the house was home at the time of the first blaze but made it out safely.