Fire and Emergency received multiple calls to the well-involved fire on Montrose Road before 8am.

A spokesperson says it's believed only one person was involved in the fire.

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Other Upper North Island News

12 Aug: A person's been seriously injured in a crash between a car and a motorbike on State Highway Two near Maramarua - in northeast Waikato

11 Aug: A series of alleged homicides in Northland has seen an extra 90 officers flown in since May

10 Aug: Bay of Plenty have survived a double yellow card to overcome Counties Manukau 39-22 in their NPC match in Pukekohe

10 Aug: There's been a crash at Edmont National Park in New Plymouth after several cars slid on the ice and came off the road

10 Aug: Dalton Papali'i is hoping an NPC stint with Counties Manukau will help him rediscover his passion for rugby

10 Aug: A Youth Court judge was shocked to find Oranga Tamariki had housed a 15-year-old in a Tauranga motel for more than a year with round-the-clock minders

09 Aug: One person has died in a crash on State Highway 23, in the Waikato, this morning

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