A two-storey house in Waihī Beach has been destroyed in a fire this morning.

Fire and Emergency NZ received a call to attend the fire on Edinburgh St around 5am.

Northern shift manager Josh Pennefather says firefighters arrived to find the house, measuring 20m by 10m, “well involved” in fire.

He says the fire was under control around 6am.

Everyone was accounted for and there were no reports of injury, he says.

A house in Waihī Beach has been destroyed in an overnight blaze. Photo / Alan Williams A house in Waihī Beach has been destroyed in an overnight blaze. Photo / Alan Williams.

Mayor View Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer, Paul Tucker, says two trucks from Mayor View Brigade and two from Waihī attended the fire.

Paul says the cause of the fire was unknown.

Josh says fire investigators were now on site to start investigations to determine the cause of the fire.

-NZ Herald