Update, 5.20pm: Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager Colin Underdown said fire crews have now left the scene of a house fire in Kawerau.

“We had a fire investigator there, and when he left at 3.13pm, we all left, we’ve all gone home,” Underdown said.

“We had brigades from Kawerau and Edgecumbe attend. There was a command unit coming from Rotorua but that wasn't needed and was sent back to Rotorua.”

Underdown said he didn’t have information on the size of the fire.

“That’s all in the hands of the fire investigator.”

Earlier, 1.48pm: Fire crews are fighting a “well-involved” house fire on Kirk Cres in Kawerau.

Brigades from Kawerau and Edgecumbe were attending the fire, reported at 12.35pm, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.

A command unit from Rotorua was en route.

“One full pressure and two lower pressure systems have been deployed.”

The size of the fire had yet to be determined, the spokesperson said.