Napier bar and studio up in flames

A Napier bar and dance studio went up in flames this morning.

Latino's bar in Hastings Street was well alight when fire appliances arrived.

One person was evacuated from the two-storey building. The bar has a licence to operate to 3am in the morning and the call was received by emergency services at 6am.

The Fire Service said the fire was under control and fire service staff had entered the building but there were still hot spots to deal with. It was too early to speculate on the cause of the blaze.

- NZPA