House "severely damaged" during house fire in Wairoa on Tuesday morning. Photo / File
A house has been left "severely damaged" in a suspicious house fire in Wairoa in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said they were called to a house fire on Ruataniwha Rd in Wairoa about 4am on Tuesday.
One truck and a tanker
from Wairoa, as well as police, attended. A police spokeswoman said early reports indicated the house was vacant at the time of the blaze.
"A scene guard is currently in place and a fire investigator is expected to visit the site today," she said.
