Smoke billows from a Porirua house that was severely damaged after catching fire on the Mana Esplanade on Christmas afternoon. NICK TRUEBRIDGE/FAIRFAX NZ
A Porirua home has been severely damaged during a Christmas Day house fire.
The house caught fire about 1pm on Friday.
Fire Service central communications shift manager Murray Dunbar said the house in Mana was well ablaze when fire fighters arrived.
There were no reports of injuries and no indication anyone was home at the time.
Four fire trucks attended the blaze from Plimmerton, Porirua, Johnsonville and Titahi Bay. Traffic on State Highway 1 was slightly delayed with fire trucks across the road.
Dunbar would not say if the fire was suspicious.
“It’s going to be investigated. We’ll determine that.”
By 3pm on Christmas afternoon, the fire was being damped down by firefighters.
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