House gutted by fire

The fire was quickly extinguished once a hose was attached to the water main. Photos and video: Ryan Wood.

UPDATED: A house on Kairua Road has been destroyed after flames engulfed the building earlier today.

Upward of 15 firefighters were summoned to tackle the blaze, which was reported to the NZ Fire Service just before 12pm.

A section of Kairua Road was blocked off to traffic while a hose was run several hundred metres down the road to a water source.

The distance required to attach the hose initially hampered the efforts by firefighters to suppress the blaze.

However, once the hose was operational, firefighters were able to douse the flames with a high-pressure delivery.

A firefighter at the scene was unable to provide comment on what the potential cause of the fire was.

He says emergency services were alerted by neighbours, and no one is believed to have been inside at the time of the fire.

EARLIER:

Firefighters are dealing with a "fully involved" house fire in Kairua Road, east of Welcome Bay.

Flames and smoke can be seen billowing from the house on Kairua Road closest to the road's intersection with State Highway 2.

Northern Fire Communications shift manager Megan Ruru says it's a single level dwelling.

"We have requested police to provide traffic control."

People are being asked to steer-clear from the scene as emergency services deal with the fire.

A reporter at the scene says flames have completely engulfed the single-storey dwelling.

A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says the fire is "well-involved".

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