Fire crews battled a blaze at a two-storey house in Christchurch this morning.
Emergency services were called to the blaze on Hansons Lane in Upper Riccarton just before 6am on Thursday.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said two crews from Wigram and Spreydon were sent to the blaze, which was "fully-involved" when they arrived.
The fire broke out in a flat at the back of the house which backs onto Li Vida Centre. It was brought under control before 9am.
No one was at the property at the time but a fire investigator has been called to the scene.
