Emergency services were called to Skippers Road, near Skippers Canyon, just before 3 o'clock this afternoon.

A Fire and Emergency spokeswoman confirmed one house is well-involved in flame while firefighters are protecting two others.

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17 Jan: A vehicle fire has closed part of State Highway 1 in North Otago

17 Jan: Jeff Wilson is backing his former Otago and test teammate Jamie Joseph to take on the mantle of All Blacks coach

16 Jan: One person has died and three others are injured after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 6 near Winton, Southland

12 Jan: Queenstown's Skippers Bridge will remain closed indefinitely after serious safety issues were discovered

10 Jan: Otago University is giving high school students a taste of Dunedin student life

07 Jan: Three Lotto players from Auckland, Matamata and Timaru are in for a treat after sharing one million tonight

07 Jan: Otago rescue teams have located a body on the southern side of Mount Huxley

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