UPDATE: Emergency services are dealing with a house fire near Tauranga Hospital.

A reporter at the scene says 18th Ave is currently blocked off while firefighters deal with the fire.

"Police, fire and ambulance services are at the scene.

"There is significant damage to the house."

SunLive received multiple reports of the fire this morning.

Thick, black smoke could be seen coming from the fire from Cameron Road and from Fraser Cove.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand northern fire communications shift manager Lyn Crosson says they also received multiple calls to the fire.

Crews from from Greerton, Tauranga and Mount Maunganui attended the fire.

Lyn says the house was "well alight" when crews arrived on scene.

"We’re just looking at a residential property, the fire has been extinguished and we are just in the process of doing overhaul, so just dampening down and just making sure its totally extinguished and fire investigator has also popped along to have a look at the possible cause of that."

EARLIER

Members of the public are reporting a house fire near Tauranga Hospital.

A SunLive reader has messaged us on Facebook to say there is "huge black smoke near Tauranga Hospital right now".

"Somthing looks like it's on fire."

Another person says "there is a fire in Tauranga South".

People on the Bay of Plenty & Waikato Accidents & Traffic Information Facebook page are saying there is a house fire on 18th Ave.

Traffic in the area are being advised to expect delays.

SunLive is working on getting more information and will provide an update when we can.

At the scene?

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