Occupants at a house in Ōtāhuhu managed to escape as fire broke out at an Awa Street property early today.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said they were called to the serious fire about 5.45am.
Five fire appliances and 25 firefighters from across South Auckland tackled the blaze.
The blaze has since been extinguished and fire investigators were at the charred home this morning.
Specialist fire investigator Christine McGinty told 1 NEWS, "at this stage we're still investigating".
However, a spokesperson for Fire and Emergency said the blaze was being treated as suspicious.


















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