Firefighters battle to extinguish house fire in Otara

Firefighters have been called to a house fire in Otara this morning. File photo

Firefighters are battling to extinguish a fire at an Otara house this morning.

Fire Service shift manager Megan Ruru said the single-storey house in Rapson Rd, Flat Bush, was "well ablaze" when firefighters arrived four minutes after the fire was reported at 6.58am.

"There were big flames when the Fire Service got there," she said.

"There has been no report of any persons injured.

"A fire investigator has been requested and a Housing NZ representative is being contacted. It appears to be a state house."

She said it was not yet known whether anyone was in the house when the fire started, or how it started.