Overnight fire claims home in Herbert, Otago

A home was badly damaged by fire in Herbert, Otago, overnight. Image / Google Maps

A fire in the early hours of this morning has badly damaged a home in a small settlement north of Dunedin.

Six fire crews attended the blaze which broke out around 2am in a single storey house in Herbert.

A Fire and Emergency spokesman said the home was engulfed by fire when firefighters arrived.

Everyone inside the property managed to get out and there were no injuries.

A fire investigator would be returning to the house this morning to determine what caused the blaze.