A household dish washer on fire is the reason for a Tuesday late afternoon callout of the fire service in Katikati.

A Katikati resident and SunLive reader who called the 0800SUNLIVE number at 4.58pm says they could hear fire sirens going in the town.

Fire Emergency NZ Shift Manager Carren Larking says they received a call about the fire at 4.54pm.

"The dishwasher was smouldering in the kitchen," says Carren.

"We removed the dishwasher from the house."

Two fire trucks from the Katkati Fire Station responded to the call, with one fire truck still at the scene.

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