Firefighters battle Mangere blaze

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Firefighters are battling a suspicious house fire in the Auckland suburb of Mangere East.

The single level house on Archboyd Ave was well ablaze when firefighters were called about 8.40am, a Fire Service northern communications spokeswoman said.

Crews from two Fire Service units were working to control the blaze.

The fire was believed to be suspicious and police were on the scene.

Nobody was thought to have been in the house at the time.