Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Police have been called in to back up firefighters at an Auckland house fire.
Fire and Emergency says it was alerted by multiple calls at about 1.25pm to the fire on Kohekohe Street, New Lynn.
The crew first arriving to the two level home escalated the response to call in more firefighters.
FENZ says five fire trucks, and about 20 firefighters were there at the blaze's height.
The fire has been put out and investigators are there to try to find out what caused it.
Police say there are there to assist Fire and Emergency, but have not said why.
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