Fire and Emergency was called shortly before 4 this afternoon and arrived to find the home well involved in flames.

It appears nobody was inside the building, and a fire investigator is now there.

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Other Lower North Island News

02 Oct: Police are investigating a sudden death in Masterton's Lansdowne, around 2pm

30 Sep: A 29-year-old man is due in court after a daylight robbery in Palmerston North

29 Sep: A person's died following a housefire in Hastings

26 Sep: Another youth is facing charges following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year

25 Sep: The Silver Ferns have won netball's Taini Jamison Trophy, beating South Africa 70-58 in the second match of the three-test series at Napier to take an unassailable 2-nil lead

24 Sep: A change in interim captain for the Silver Ferns second netball test against South Africa tonight at Napier

19 Sep: Two youths have pleaded not guilty to murder following the death of a 15-year-old in Napier earlier this year

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