Smoke from the Christchurch house fire last night. Photo: Supplied
A two-storey derelict house in the Christchurch suburb of Riccarton went up in flames last night.
Eight crews from all over the city attended the fire in Kirkwood Avenue, just off Clyde Road, which broke out just before 9pm.
A University of Canterbury spokesperson last night said the fire was at an empty property near campus, but not at the university itself.
Anne-Marie Robinson, who lives nearby, last night said it looked like the fire was at "a really big old homestead just off Clyde Rd" and that all that was left standing was a few brick chimneys.
Fire and Emergency says the fire is contained but this morning crews will work on some smouldering areas they could not access in the dark.