Emergency services attending house fire in Paraparaumu, near Wellington

Emergency services are responding to a large house fire in Paraparaumu, north of Wellington, tonight.

Emergency services are tonight battling a large house fire at Paraparaumu Beach, north of Wellington.

The property in Nathan Ave has been engulfed in flames.

Photos of the fire show an orange glow rising from the burning home with plumes of thick black smoke.

Fire and Emergency NZ said they were called at 7.26pm to a residential property on fire in Paraparaumu Beach.

The fire was “well involved” on arrival and they escalated it to a second alarm.

“Four fire crews, two support vehicles and two specialist vehicles are responding and still working to put out the fire. Nobody reported in the building at the time and not aware of any evacuations nearby.”

Police said they were notified of a house fire on Nathan Ave just before 7.30pm.

“It looks like ambulance is checking some people from the house for smoke inhalation. The road is closed due to multiple fire engines being there,” a police spokesman said.

A Wellington Free Ambulance spokesperson confirmed they attended the scene and treated four patients, all in a minor condition, for smoke inhalation. No patients were transported to hospital.

A local resident posted: “Oh no how devastating. I really hope no one or no animals have been injured.”

Another resident said the fire has died down now but “lots of ambulance and police and fire trucks” remain at the scene.

The Herald has sought further comment from Fire and Emergency NZ.